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About Sikandra Village

Sikandra is a large village in Waraseoni tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,527, made up of 1,236 males and 1,291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 669.7 hectares hectares.

Sikandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikandra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Waraseoni
Area (hectares) 669.7 hectares
Population 2,527
Male Population 1,236
Female Population 1,291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sikandra compares

By the 2011 count Sikandra is the 20th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 669.7 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Sikandra

Sikandra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sikandra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikandra from other places

Sikandra lies about 16 km from Balaghat. 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 Sikandra
Tehsil headquarters Waraseoni 2.2 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 2.2 km
District headquarters Balaghat 16 km

Villages closest to Sikandra

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

Common questions about Sikandra

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikandra village had a population of 2,527. That makes it the 20th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Sikandra village has 1,236 males and 1,291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikandra has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1019.

Sikandra covers 669.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikandra falls under Waraseoni tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Sikandra notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sikandra.

Sikandra is about 16 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikandra is in Waraseoni tehsil of Balaghat district. Waraseoni is about 2.2 km away. Wārāseonī is about 2.2 km away. Balaghat is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koste (2.2 km), Thanegaon (2.9 km) and Maheduli (3.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sikandra today is likely to be higher.

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