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About Sikandarpur Village

Sikandarpur is a small village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 56 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikandarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikandarpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144301
Area (hectares) 157.2 hectares
Population 113
Male Population 56
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sikandarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sikandarpur is the 205th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 157.2 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 945.

Getting to Sikandarpur

Sikandarpur 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 Sikandarpur 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 Sikandarpur from other places

Sikandarpur lies about 28 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sanaura, about 2.0 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
Nearest railway station Sanaura 2.0 km
Nearest town Urmar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 28 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 28 km

Villages closest to Sikandarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar II 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 113. That makes it the 205th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Sikandarpur village has 56 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikandarpur has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Sikandarpur is 144301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikandarpur covers 157.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sikandarpur falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sikandarpur is Sanaura, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Sikandarpur.

Sikandarpur is about 28 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikandarpur is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sanaura is about 2.0 km away. Urmar is about 12 km away. Jalandhar II is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moga (under 2 km), Jandir (under 2 km) and Sanaura (under 2 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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