Sikandara

For other places with the same name, see Sikandra.

Sikandara is a town in Kanpur Dehat district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is headquarters of tehsil Sikandara.

Sikandara Sikandra
Town
Sikandara Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Sikandara Sikandara (India)
Coordinates: 26.44°N 79.59°E / 26.44; 79.59
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Kanpur Dehat
Town Area	18/09/1997
Government
• Type	Local Govt.
• Body	Town Area
Elevation	85 m (279 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	13,580
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	209125
Vehicle registration	UP 77
Sex ratio	53%M / 47%F ♂/♀
Website	up.gov.in

Location

It is located on NH-2 about 80 km away from kanpur toward west and towards south from Jhinjhak at a distance 20 kilometer. Auraiya city is towards west from Sikandara and Pukhrayan town is toward east. It is also a Sikandra (Assembly constituency).

History

It is said that this township was settled by Sikandar Lodi.

Geography

Sikandara is located at26°22′04″N 79°37′41″E. It has an average elevation of 85 metres (278 feet).

Demographics

Sikandra is a Town and Tehsil in Kanpur Dehat District of Uttar Pradesh. In India, a tehsil is a sub-division of a district that is responsible for the administration and revenue collection of a particular area within the district. It is an important part of the local governance structure, and plays a crucial role in the development and administration of its local community.

According to census 2011 information the sub-district code of Sikandra Block (CD) is 00847. Total area of sikandra tehsil is 509 km² including 504.12 km² rural area and 5.25 km² urban area. Sikandra tehsil has a population of 2,78,754 peoples, out of which urban population is 13,580 while rural population is 2,65,174. Sikandra tehsil has a population density of 547 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 51,066 houses in the sub-district, including 2,323 urban houses and 48,743 rural houses.

When it comes to literacy, 64.37% population of sikandra tehsil is literate, out of which 71.62% males and 55.93% females are literate. There are about 210 villages in sikandra tehsil, which you can browse from sikandra tehsil villages list (along with gram panchayat & nearest town information) below.

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