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About Sikandra Village

Sikandra is a mid sized village in Moth tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,196, made up of 622 males and 574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikandra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Moth
Pincode 284306
Area (hectares) 179.17 hectares
Population 1,196
Male Population 622
Female Population 574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sikandra compares

By the 2011 count Sikandra is the 78th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 179.17 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Sikandra

Sikandra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sikandra 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikandra from other places

Sikandra lies about 60 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Erach Road, about under 2 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 Sikandra
Nearest railway station Erach Road under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Moth 12 km
Nearest town Samthar 13 km
District headquarters Jhansi 60 km

Villages closest to Sikandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikandra village had a population of 1,196. That makes it the 78th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Sikandra village has 622 males and 574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikandra has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Sikandra is 284306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikandra covers 179.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikandra falls under Moth tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikandra is Erach Road, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Sikandra is about 60 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikandra is in Moth tehsil of Jhansi district. Erach Road is about under 2 km away. Moth is about 12 km away. Samthar 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 Datawali Khurd (under 2 km), Poonchh (1.9 km) and Khilli Jhansi (2.7 km).

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

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