Sikandara


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

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.

Schools

Raj inter college sikandra

Geography

Sikandara is located at. It has an average elevation of 85 metres.

Demographics

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.
Data should be latest that is from the census of 2011.