# Sikanderpur Village, Jalandhar - I, Jalandhar (Punjab)

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Village · Jalandhar - I, Jalandhar 

# Sikanderpur

Sikanderpur is a village in Jalandhar - I sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144301**. The 2011 Census counted **1,349 people in 287 households**, the 49th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%.

- 1,349people (2011)
- 287households
- 81.8%literacy
- 144301PIN code

## Sikanderpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sikanderpur is 144301.** Sikanderpur falls in Jalandhar - I sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144301
- Gram panchayatSikanderpur
- Community development blockAdampur
- Census village code030329

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

## How far is Sikanderpur from nearby towns?

- Jalandhar - I (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)12 km by road
- Alawalpur (nearest town)1 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 Sikanderpur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Sikanderpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Alawalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jalandhar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Sikanderpur known for?

The main crops are **vegitables, sun flower and sugarcane**. About 89% of the 260 hectares of village land is sown, and 231 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 Sikanderpur

Of every 100 households in Sikanderpur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Sikanderpur · ■ Jalandhar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**24%

Tap water ****80%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**86%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**38%

Use banking services ****67%**

**80%

Television ****87%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****53%**

**52%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**12%

None of these assets ****4%**

**2%

Own their home ****88%**

**91%

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 Sikanderpur?

■ Sikanderpur · ■ Jalandhar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****737**

**893

Working population ****31.4%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 77.7% for women. 53% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 285 (67%) · **■** Marginal 14 (3%)

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 Jalandhar - I

- Rehmanpur1,444 people
- Kabulpur1,409 people
- Duhra1,406 people
- Kariana1,370 people
- Kishangarh1,331 people
- Udesian1,327 people
- Salempur Masandan1,313 people
- Ucha1,305 people

[All 138 villages in Jalandhar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sikanderpur?144301
- How far is Sikanderpur from Jalandhar?12 km by road
- What is the population of Sikanderpur?1,349 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikanderpur in?Jalandhar district (Jalandhar - I sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Sikanderpur?81.8% (Census 2011)