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About Sikanderpur Village

Sikanderpur is a mid sized village in Powayan tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 671, made up of 353 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.3 hectares hectares.

Sikanderpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikanderpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Powayan
Area (hectares) 170.3 hectares
Population 671
Male Population 353
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Sikanderpur compares

By the 2011 count Sikanderpur is the 356th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 941 residents. Its 170.3 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

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. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 18 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhakia Tiwari, 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 Sikanderpur
Nearest railway station Dhakia Tiwari under 2 km
Nearest town Tilhar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Powayan 18 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 18 km

Villages closest to Sikanderpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Powayan 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 671. That makes it the 356th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 941 residents.

Sikanderpur village has 353 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikanderpur has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Sikanderpur covers 170.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikanderpur falls under Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikanderpur is Dhakia Tiwari, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Sikanderpur is about 18 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikanderpur is in Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Dhakia Tiwari is about under 2 km away. Tilhar is about 16 km away. Powayan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sikandarpur (under 2 km), Kajri Mu Bhatnausa (under 2 km) and Kakraua Kapti (1.8 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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