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About Gariya Sikandara Village

Gariya Sikandara is a large village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,058, made up of 1,089 males and 969 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.3 hectares hectares.

Gariya Sikandara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gariya Sikandara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Sikandra
Area (hectares) 270.3 hectares
Population 2,058
Male Population 1,089
Female Population 969
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gariya Sikandara compares

By the 2011 count Gariya Sikandara is the 35th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents. Its 270.3 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Gariya Sikandara

Gariya Sikandara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gariya Sikandara as Available within 5 - 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 Gariya Sikandara from other places

Gariya Sikandara lies about 11 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Jhinjhak, about 14 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 Gariya Sikandara
Tehsil headquarters Sikandra 11 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 11 km
Nearest railway station Jhinjhak 14 km
Nearest town Jhīnjhak 14 km

Villages closest to Gariya Sikandara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gariya Sikandara village had a population of 2,058. That makes it the 35th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents.

Gariya Sikandara village has 1,089 males and 969 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gariya Sikandara has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 856.

Gariya Sikandara covers 270.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gariya Sikandara falls under Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gariya Sikandara is Jhinjhak, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gariya Sikandara.

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

Gariya Sikandara is in Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Sikandra is about 11 km away. Kanpur Dehat is about 11 km away. Jhinjhak is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Faridpur Nitarra (under 2 km), Dariyapur Nitarra (2.5 km) and Bahbalpur (2.6 km).

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

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