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Sikandarpur, Jagatpur, Raebareli

Coordinates: 26°01′25″N 81°14′34″E / 26.023631°N 81.242732°E / 26.023631; 81.242732
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Sikandarpur
Village
Map showing Sikandarpur (#092) in Jagatpur CD block
Map showing Sikandarpur (#092) in Jagatpur CD block
Sikandarpur is located in Uttar Pradesh
Sikandarpur
Sikandarpur
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°01′25″N 81°14′34″E / 26.023631°N 81.242732°E / 26.023631; 81.242732[1]
Country India India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictRaebareli
Area
 • Total
0.602 km2 (0.232 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
494
 • Density820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-35

Sikandarpur is a village in Jagatpur block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] As of 2011, it has a population of 494 people, in 86 households.[2] It has no schools and no healthcare facilities.[2]

The 1961 census recorded Sikandarpur as comprising one hamlet, with a population of 135 people (67 male and 68 female), in 32 households.[3] The area of the village was given as 153 acres.[3]

The 1981 census recorded Sikandarpur as having a population of 211 people, in 41 households, and having an area of 61.11 ha (151.0 acres).[4] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[4]

Rai Sikander, a gautam rajput who came form province of Oudh during the imperial rule of Mohmmad Ibrahim, defeated bhars, subduing them, founded this village and named it Sikandarpur.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "GeoNames Search". geonames.nga.mil. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 348–64. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. lxxxviii-lxxxix of section "Dalmau Tahsil". Retrieved 21 August 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ a b Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 178–9. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  5. ^ Ali, Darogah Haji Abbas (1880). An illustrated historical album of the Rajas and Taaluqdars of Oudh. Getty Research Institute. Allahabad : North-Western Provinces and Oudh Government Press.