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About Sikandari Village

Sikandari is a mid sized village in Hatod tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 975, made up of 485 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 691.22 hectares hectares.

Sikandari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikandari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Hatod
Area (hectares) 691.22 hectares
Population 975
Male Population 485
Female Population 490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikandari compares

By the 2011 count Sikandari is the 34th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,206 residents. Its 691.22 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Sikandari

Sikandari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sikandari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikandari from other places

Sikandari lies about 18 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Balauda Takun, about 12 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 Sikandari
Tehsil headquarters Hatod 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Balauda Takun 12 km
Nearest town Bāngarda Chhota 16 km
District headquarters Indore 18 km

Villages closest to Sikandari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikandari village had a population of 975. That makes it the 34th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,206 residents.

Sikandari village has 485 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikandari has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Sikandari covers 691.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sikandari falls under Hatod tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikandari is Balauda Takun, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

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

Sikandari is in Hatod tehsil of Indore district. Hatod is about 6.8 km away. Balauda Takun is about 12 km away. Bāngarda Chhota 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 Ushapura (1.5 km), Amba Khedi (1.9 km) and Gulawat (2.5 km).

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

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