Sikandara Sikandra | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 26°26′N79°35′E / 26.44°N 79.59°E | |
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 in Kanpur Dehat district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is headquarters of tehsil Sikandara. [1]
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).
It is said that this township was settled by Sikandar Lodi. [1]
Sikandara is located at 26°22′04″N79°37′41″E / 26.36778°N 79.62806°E . [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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