# Sikandarpur Village, Kurwai, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Kurwai, Vidisha 

# Sikandarpur

Sikandarpur is a village in Kurwai sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **230 people in 53 households**, the 178th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 230people (2011)
- 53households
- 58.2%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Sikandarpur PIN code and other codes

Sikandarpur falls in Kurwai sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKurwai
- Census village code480949

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

## How far is Sikandarpur from nearby towns?

- Kurwai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ)85 km by road
- Kurwai (nearest town)12 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 Sikandarpur?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Sikandarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Tenku
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kurwai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kurwai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhopal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Sikandarpur known for?

The main crops are **wheat, soyabean and masoor**. About 95% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Sikandarpur

Of every 100 households in Sikandarpur in 2011, 64 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikandarpur · ■ Kurwai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**58%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**20%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****19%**

**42%

Television ****19%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****70%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sikandarpur?

■ Sikandarpur · ■ Kurwai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**938

Working population ****49.1%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 44.4% for women. 55% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 103 (91%)

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 Kurwai

- Hasampur252 people
- Kalaryai245 people
- Nagwasa240 people
- Parsoriya231 people
- Shahpur229 people
- Futera223 people
- Fathanpur215 people
- Barodiya211 people

[All 226 villages in Kurwai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/kurwai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sikandarpur from Vidisha?85 km by road
- What is the population of Sikandarpur?230 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikandarpur in?Vidisha district (Kurwai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sikandarpur?58.2% (Census 2011)