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About Sikandarpur Village

Sikandarpur is a small village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 60, made up of 31 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikandarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikandarpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Mehnagar
Pincode 276204
Area (hectares) 77.75 hectares
Population 60
Male Population 31
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikandarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sikandarpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 77.75 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Sikandarpur

Sikandarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sikandarpur 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 10+ 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 30 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Dullahapur, about 8.9 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 Dullahapur 8.9 km
Nearest town Muhammadābād 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Mehnagar 24 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 30 km

Villages closest to Sikandarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mehnagar 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 60. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Sikandarpur village has 31 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikandarpur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Sikandarpur is 276204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikandarpur covers 77.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sikandarpur falls under Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikandarpur is Dullahapur, about 8.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sikandarpur.

Sikandarpur is about 30 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikandarpur is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Dullahapur is about 8.9 km away. Muhammadābād is about 21 km away. Mehnagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Musawa (2.8 km), Sisari (3.4 km) and Bedia (3.4 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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