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About Sikandrapur Cherat Village

Sikandrapur Cherat is a mid sized village in Koil tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,180, made up of 608 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.17 hectares hectares.

Sikandrapur Cherat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikandrapur Cherat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Koil
Area (hectares) 238.17 hectares
Population 1,180
Male Population 608
Female Population 572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sikandrapur Cherat compares

By the 2011 count Sikandrapur Cherat is the 227th largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents. Its 238.17 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Sikandrapur Cherat

Sikandrapur Cherat 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 Sikandrapur Cherat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikandrapur Cherat from other places

Sikandrapur Cherat lies about 9.1 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Harduaganj, about 4.3 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 Sikandrapur Cherat
Nearest railway station Harduaganj 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Koil 9.1 km
District headquarters Aligarh 9.1 km
Nearest town Alīgarh 9.1 km

Villages closest to Sikandrapur Cherat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Koil 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 Sikandrapur Cherat

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikandrapur Cherat village had a population of 1,180. That makes it the 227th largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents.

Sikandrapur Cherat village has 608 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikandrapur Cherat has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 881.

Sikandrapur Cherat covers 238.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikandrapur Cherat falls under Koil tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikandrapur Cherat is Harduaganj, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sikandrapur Cherat.

Sikandrapur Cherat is about 9.1 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikandrapur Cherat is in Koil tehsil of Aligarh district. Harduaganj is about 4.3 km away. Koil is about 9.1 km away. Aligarh is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sikandarpur (under 2 km), Sikandarpur Machhua (under 2 km) and Hetampur (under 2 km).

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

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