Sikandara Sikandra |
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Town | |
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
Coordinates: 26°26′N 79°35′E / 26.44°N 79.59°ECoordinates: 26°26′N 79°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 (2001) | |
• Total | 245,437 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 209125 |
Vehicle registration | UP |
Sex ratio | 53%M / 47%F ♂/♀ |
Website | up |
Sikandara is a town in Kanpur Dehat districtin the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is headquarter of tehsil Sikandara.
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 towarad east.It is also a Sikandara legislature constituency.
It is said that this township was settled by Sikandar Lodi.
Sikandara is located at26°22′04″N 79°37′41″E / 26.36778°N 79.62806°E. It has an average elevation of 85 metres (278 feet).
As of 2001[update] India census, 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.