Sikandara

For other places with the same name, see Sikandra.

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

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

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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