Sikandara Sikandra | |
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Town | |
  Sikandara Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Show map of Uttar Pradesh Sikandara Sikandara (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:26°26′N79°35′E / 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[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 209125 |
| Vehicle registration | UP 77 |
| Sex ratio | 53%M / 47%F♂/♀ |
| Website | up |
Sikandara is a town inKanpur Dehat district in theIndianstate ofUttar Pradesh. It is headquarters of tehsil Sikandara.[1]
It is located on NH-2 about 80 km away fromkanpur toward west and towards south fromJhinjhak at a distance 20 kilometer. Auraiya city is towards west from Sikandara andPukhrayan town is toward east. It is also aSikandra (Assembly constituency).
It is said that this township was settled bySikandar Lodi.[1]
Sikandara is located at26°22′04″N79°37′41″E / 26.36778°N 79.62806°E /26.36778; 79.62806.[2] It has an average elevation of 85 metres (278 feet).
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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