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About Sikanderpur Village

Sikanderpur is a mid sized village in Nizamabad tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 862, made up of 450 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.08 hectares hectares.

Sikanderpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikanderpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Nizamabad
Area (hectares) 83.08 hectares
Population 862
Male Population 450
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikanderpur compares

By the 2011 count Sikanderpur is the 210th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 83.08 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Sikanderpur

Sikanderpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sikanderpur as Available within 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 Sikanderpur from other places

Sikanderpur lies about 22 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Khorason Road, about 11 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 Sikanderpur
Nearest railway station Khorason Road 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nizamabad 11 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 22 km

Villages closest to Sikanderpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikanderpur village had a population of 862. That makes it the 210th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Sikanderpur village has 450 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikanderpur has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1041.

Sikanderpur covers 83.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikanderpur falls under Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikanderpur is Khorason Road, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Sikanderpur.

Sikanderpur is about 22 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikanderpur is in Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district. Khorason Road is about 11 km away. Nizamabad is about 11 km away. Azamgarh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sikadarpur (under 2 km), Karamdas Patti (under 2 km) and Belwa Visunpur (under 2 km).

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

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