# Sikandarganj Village, Shyampur, Sehore (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/shyampur/sikandarganj/ Village · Shyampur, Sehore # Sikandarganj Sikandarganj is a village in Shyampur sub-district of Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,030 people in 205 households**, the 48th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 1,030people (2011) - 205households - 68.6%literacy - 936females per 1,000 males ## Sikandarganj PIN code and other codes Sikandarganj falls in Shyampur sub-district, Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSehore - Census village code482815 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sikandarganj from nearby towns? - Shyampur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Sehore (district HQ)43 km by road - Sehore (nearest town)43 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Sikandarganj? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Sikandarganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Doraha - ○Degree college10+ km · Sehore - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhopal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sikandarganj known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 76% of the 373 hectares of village land is sown, and 212 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Sikandarganj Of every 100 households in Sikandarganj in 2011, 67 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Sikandarganj · ■ Shyampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****67%** **78% Toilet within the home ****39%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **81% Tap water ****0%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **95% Use banking services ****32%** **49% Television ****37%** **40% Mobile phone ****66%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **28% Own their home ****95%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Sikandarganj? ■ Sikandarganj · ■ Shyampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **899 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **886 Working population ****49.8%** **44.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.9% for men and 57.4% for women. 52% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 53 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 16 (3%) · **■** Other work 134 (26%) · **■** Marginal 304 (59%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Shyampur - Accharohi1,082 people - Ajmatnagar1,046 people - Pilukhedi1,042 people - Suakhedi1,035 people - Pater1,022 people - Imaliya Bhoj1,018 people - Katpon1,006 people - Hathiya Kheda1,004 people [All 147 villages in Shyampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/shyampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sikandarganj from Sehore?43 km by road - What is the population of Sikandarganj?1,030 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sikandarganj in?Sehore district (Shyampur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sikandarganj?68.6% (Census 2011)