# Sikandarpura Village, Pohri, Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Pohri, Shivpuri 

# Sikandarpura

Sikandarpura is a village in Pohri sub-district of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **657 people in 153 households**, the 118th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 657people (2011)
- 153households
- 53.1%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Sikandarpura PIN code and other codes

Sikandarpura falls in Pohri sub-district, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPohri
- Census village code455201

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sikandarpura from nearby towns?

- Pohri (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Shivpuri (district HQ)60 km by road
- Shivpuri (nearest town)60 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 Sikandarpura?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Sikandarpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pohari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shivpuri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shivpuri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Sikandarpura known for?

The main crops are **bajra**. About 36% of the 339 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Sikandarpura

Of every 100 households in Sikandarpura in 2011, 99 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikandarpura · ■ Pohri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****19%**

**44%

Television ****8%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**49%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Sikandarpura?

■ Sikandarpura · ■ Pohri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**874

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**895

Working population ****48.9%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.6% for men and 43.9% for women. 49% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 42 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 259 (81%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 14 (4%)

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 Pohri

- Nadaura693 people
- Madhopur679 people
- Anandpur671 people
- Umari Kakra661 people
- Beelbara Kalan651 people
- Ahera648 people
- Sewa Khedi647 people
- Girwani646 people

[All 254 villages in Pohri](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/pohri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sikandarpura from Shivpuri?60 km by road
- What is the population of Sikandarpura?657 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikandarpura in?Shivpuri district (Pohri sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sikandarpura?53.1% (Census 2011)