Sikandara

Sikandara
Sikandara; Sikandra
	Town
	Sikandara Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Sikandara Sikandara (India)
	Coordinates: 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 (2001)
• Total	245,437[1]
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	209125
Vehicle registration	UP
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.[1]

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 Sikandara legislature constituency.

History

It is said that this township was settled by Sikanda Lodi.[1]

Schools

Saraswati Inter College
DR. Ambedkar Iner College
Hemant English school, Hariharpur road, Vikas Nagar, Sikandra
Krishna Public School
Raj Inter College Sikandra

Geography

Sikandara is located at26°22′04″N 79°37′41″E.[2] It has an average elevation of 85 metres (278 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[3] Sikandara had a population of 10,884. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sikandara has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 64%, and female literacy is 51%. In Sikandara, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. Data should be latest that is from the census of 2011.

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References

http://kanpurdehat.nic.in/tehsil/sikandara.htm
Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sikandra
"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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[kanpurdehat-1] ttp://kanpurdehat.nic.in/tehsil/sikandara.htm

[2] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sikandra

[3] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.