Sikandara is a town in Kanpur Dehat district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is headquarters of tehsil Sikandara.[1]

Sikandara Sikandra
Town
Sikandara Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Show map of Uttar Pradesh Sikandara Sikandara (India) Show map of 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[1]
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

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.[1]

Schools

• St. V.N. Public school
• Saraswati Inter College
• DR. Ambedkar Iner College
• Hemant English school, Hariharpur road, Vikas Nagar, Sikandra
• Krishna Public School
• Raj Inter College Sikandra
• नन्दलाल उच्चतर माध्यमिक विद्यालय सिकन्दरा

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 2011^[update]1 India census,[3] Sikandara town had a population of 13,580. 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

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