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About Sikandarpur Village

Sikandarpur is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,327, made up of 627 males and 700 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,116 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.49 hectares hectares.

Sikandarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikandarpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 120.49 hectares
Population 1,327
Male Population 627
Female Population 700
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,116
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sikandarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sikandarpur is the 192nd largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 120.49 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Sikandarpur

Sikandarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sikandarpur 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 5 - 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 11 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Shudnipur, about 4.5 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 Shudnipur 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 7.8 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 7.8 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 11 km

Villages closest to Sikandarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mariahu 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 1,327. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Sikandarpur village has 627 males and 700 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikandarpur has about 1116 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1086.

Sikandarpur covers 120.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikandarpur falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikandarpur is Shudnipur, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sikandarpur is about 11 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikandarpur is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Shudnipur is about 4.5 km away. Mariahu is about 7.8 km away. Mariāhu is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaktala (under 2 km), Unchani Khurd (under 2 km) and Chak English Pali (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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