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About Sakanderpur Village

Sakanderpur is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 794, made up of 401 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakanderpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakanderpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144527
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 794
Male Population 401
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sakanderpur compares

By the 2011 count Sakanderpur is the 155th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Sakanderpur

Sakanderpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sakanderpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sadhowal, Sadullapur Badhwan, Saidpur and Saila Kalan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sakanderpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakanderpur village had a population of 794. That makes it the 155th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Sakanderpur village has 401 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakanderpur has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Sakanderpur is 144527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakanderpur covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakanderpur falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Sakanderpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Sakanderpur.

Sakanderpur is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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