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About Sikandar Pur Village

Sikandar Pur is a mid sized village in Burhanpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,179, made up of 578 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 223223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikandar Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikandar Pur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Burhanpur
Pincode 223223
Area (hectares) 104.25 hectares
Population 1,179
Male Population 578
Female Population 601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikandar Pur compares

By the 2011 count Sikandar Pur is the 124th largest of the 454 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 967 residents. Its 104.25 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Sikandar Pur

Sikandar Pur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sikandar Pur as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikandar Pur from other places

Sikandar Pur lies about 111 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Gaura railway station, about 5.0 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 Sikandar Pur
Nearest railway station Gaura railway station 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Burhanpur 12 km
Nearest town Phulpur 17 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 111 km

Villages closest to Sikandar Pur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Burhanpur 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 Sikandar Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikandar Pur village had a population of 1,179. That makes it the 124th largest of the 454 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 967 residents.

Sikandar Pur village has 578 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikandar Pur has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Sikandar Pur is 223223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikandar Pur covers 104.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikandar Pur falls under Burhanpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikandar Pur is Gaura railway station, about 5.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sikandar Pur.

Sikandar Pur is about 111 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikandar Pur is in Burhanpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Gaura railway station is about 5.0 km away. Burhanpur is about 12 km away. Phulpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mainuddinpur Mt Jairampur (1.8 km), Pokharpur Mt Jairampur (1.8 km) and Rampur Dawan (1.8 km).

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

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