About Sikandarpur Village

Sikandarpur is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,455, made up of 1,187 males and 1,268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.83 hectares hectares.

Sikandarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikandarpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Maharajganj
Area (hectares)	205.83 hectares
Population	2,455
Male Population	1,187
Female Population	1,268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,068
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sikandarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sikandarpur is the 28th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 205.83 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Sikandarpur

Sikandarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sikandarpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikandarpur from other places

Sikandarpur lies about 18 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 4.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sikandarpur
Nearest railway station	Bishunpur Mahuari Halt	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maharajganj	5.4 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	5.4 km
District headquarters	Siwan	18 km

Villages closest to Sikandarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maharajganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Sikandarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikandarpur village had a population of 2,455. That makes it the 28th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Sikandarpur village has 1,187 males and 1,268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikandarpur has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1048.

Sikandarpur covers 205.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikandarpur falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sikandarpur is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sikandarpur.

Sikandarpur is about 18 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikandarpur is in Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Bishunpur Mahuari Halt is about 4.1 km away. Maharajganj is about 5.4 km away. Mahārājgani is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.