Sikandarpurਸਿਕਂਡਰਪੁਰ

Where is Sikandarpur?

Sikandarpur is a village in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bhogpur, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhogpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030611, and it covers 157 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 113 people in Sikandarpur: 56 men and 57 women, living in 20 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 157 hectares, the population density works out to about 72 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1018 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 13, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 33 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.7 per cent and women at 53.19 per cent. The census recorded 46 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 45 main workers, the largest group, 21, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 17 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sikandarpur's land. Of the village's 157 hectares, 137 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (137 hectares). About 20 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 17 cultivators and 7 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sikandarpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bhogpur, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Moga, Sohalpur, Jandir and Madhopur.

What is the population of Sikandarpur?

The population of Sikandarpur was 113 at the 2011 census, living in 20 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Sikandarpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sikandarpur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.