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About Sikanderpur Village

Sikanderpur is a mid sized village in Behat tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,331, made up of 691 males and 640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.36 hectares hectares.

Sikanderpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikanderpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Behat
Area (hectares) 156.36 hectares
Population 1,331
Male Population 691
Female Population 640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Sikanderpur compares

By the 2011 count Sikanderpur is the 130th largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents. Its 156.36 hectares work out to about 8.5 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 895.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikanderpur from other places

Sikanderpur lies about 34 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Sarsawa, about 32 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
Tehsil headquarters Behat 12 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 18 km
Nearest railway station Sarsawa 32 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 34 km

Villages closest to Sikanderpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Behat 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 1,331. That makes it the 130th largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents.

Sikanderpur village has 691 males and 640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikanderpur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 895.

Sikanderpur covers 156.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikanderpur falls under Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikanderpur is Sarsawa, about 32 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sikanderpur.

Sikanderpur is about 34 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikanderpur is in Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district. Behat is about 12 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 18 km away. Sarsawa is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Husainpur (under 2 km), Noshera Tatarpur (under 2 km) and Mohammadpur Grant Aht (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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