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About Sikandarpur Village

Sikandarpur is a mid sized village in Shyampur tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 542, made up of 285 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.84 hectares hectares.

Sikandarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikandarpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Shyampur
Area (hectares) 249.84 hectares
Population 542
Male Population 285
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikandarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sikandarpur is the 93rd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 249.84 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

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 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 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 44 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Chakrod, about 22 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
Tehsil headquarters Shyampur 16 km
Nearest town Shujālpur 21 km
Nearest railway station Chakrod 22 km
District headquarters Sehore 44 km

Villages closest to Sikandarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikandarpur village had a population of 542. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Sikandarpur village has 285 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikandarpur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Sikandarpur covers 249.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikandarpur falls under Shyampur tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikandarpur is Chakrod, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sikandarpur.

Sikandarpur is about 44 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikandarpur is in Shyampur tehsil of Sehore district. Shyampur is about 16 km away. Shujālpur is about 21 km away. Chakrod is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sikandarganj (under 2 km), Motipura Kalan (1.9 km) and Daulatpura (2.5 km).

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

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