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About Sikandarpura Village

Sikandarpura is a mid sized village in Pohri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 342 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.84 hectares hectares.

Sikandarpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikandarpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pohri
Area (hectares) 338.84 hectares
Population 657
Male Population 342
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikandarpura compares

By the 2011 count Sikandarpura is the 117th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 338.84 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Sikandarpura

Sikandarpura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sikandarpura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sikandarpura from other places

Sikandarpura lies about 38 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Rayshree, about 33 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 Sikandarpura
Tehsil headquarters Pohri 10 km
Nearest railway station Rayshree 33 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 38 km

Villages closest to Sikandarpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikandarpura village had a population of 657. That makes it the 117th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Sikandarpura village has 342 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikandarpura has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 875.

Sikandarpura covers 338.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sikandarpura falls under Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikandarpura is Rayshree, about 33 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 10+ km distance for Sikandarpura.

Sikandarpura is about 38 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikandarpura is in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pohri is about 10 km away. Rayshree is about 33 km away. Shivpuri is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarwani (2.7 km), Daurani (2.8 km) and Dobha (4.4 km).

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

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