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About Sikandarpur Mawal Village

Sikandarpur Mawal is a mid sized village in Roorkee tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,556, made up of 848 males and 708 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247670, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikandarpur Mawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikandarpur Mawal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Roorkee
Pincode 247670
Area (hectares) 277 hectares
Population 1,556
Male Population 848
Female Population 708
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikandarpur Mawal compares

By the 2011 count Sikandarpur Mawal is the 141st largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 277 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Sikandarpur Mawal

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

Sikandarpur Mawal lies about 33 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Dausni, about 8.1 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 Sikandarpur Mawal
Nearest town Manglaur 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Dausni 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Roorkee 14 km
District headquarters Hardwar 33 km

Villages closest to Sikandarpur Mawal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Roorkee 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 Sikandarpur Mawal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikandarpur Mawal village had a population of 1,556. That makes it the 141st largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Sikandarpur Mawal village has 848 males and 708 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikandarpur Mawal has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Sikandarpur Mawal is 247670. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikandarpur Mawal covers 277 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikandarpur Mawal falls under Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sikandarpur Mawal is Dausni, about 8.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sikandarpur Mawal.

Sikandarpur Mawal is about 33 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikandarpur Mawal is in Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district. Manglaur is about 6.8 km away. Dausni is about 8.1 km away. Roorkee 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 Mundalana (under 2 km), Harjauli Jat (1.5 km) and Naqibpur Ghosipura (2.1 km).

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

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