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About Sikandarpur Village

Sikandarpur is a mid sized village in Dhampur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 815, made up of 433 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246733, 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 Bijnor
Tehsil Dhampur
Pincode 246733
Area (hectares) 120.43 hectares
Population 815
Male Population 433
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
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 the 334th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 120.43 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

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 24 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Puraini, about 8.1 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 town Nihtaur 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Puraini 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhampur 13 km
District headquarters Bijnor 24 km

Villages closest to Sikandarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhampur 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 815. That makes it the 334th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Sikandarpur village has 433 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikandarpur has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Sikandarpur is 246733. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikandarpur covers 120.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikandarpur falls under Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikandarpur is Puraini, about 8.1 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 24 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikandarpur is in Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district. Nihtaur is about 2.0 km away. Puraini is about 8.1 km away. Dhampur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sikanderpur (under 2 km), Mahmoodpur Bikka (under 2 km) and Asgaripur (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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