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About Sikanderpur Village

Sikanderpur is a large village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,288, made up of 1,745 males and 1,543 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikanderpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikanderpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Pincode 231302
Area (hectares) 273.14 hectares
Population 3,288
Male Population 1,745
Female Population 1,543
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sikanderpur compares

By the 2011 count Sikanderpur is the 30th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 273.14 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Sikanderpur

Sikanderpur 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 Sikanderpur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikanderpur from other places

Sikanderpur lies about 20 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Kachhwa Road, about 1.8 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 Sikanderpur
Nearest railway station Kachhwa Road 1.8 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 20 km
Nearest town Mirzāpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 22 km

Villages closest to Sikanderpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikanderpur village had a population of 3,288. That makes it the 30th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Sikanderpur village has 1,745 males and 1,543 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikanderpur has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Sikanderpur is 231302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikanderpur covers 273.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikanderpur falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikanderpur is Kachhwa Road, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Sikanderpur is about 20 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikanderpur is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Kachhwa Road is about 1.8 km away. Mirzapur is about 20 km away. Mirzāpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Araji Mu Mohammadpur (under 2 km), Araji Nandpur (under 2 km) and Bhanpur (under 2 km).

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

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