# Sikandarpur Village, Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar (Punjab)

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Village · Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar 

# Sikandarpur

Sikandarpur is a village in Jalandhar - II sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144301**. The 2011 Census counted **113 people in 20 households**, the 210th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 113people (2011)
- 20households
- 63.0%literacy
- 144301PIN code

## Sikandarpur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code144301
- Gram panchayatSikandarpur
- Community development blockBhogpur
- Census village code030611

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?

- Jalandhar - Ii (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)33 km by road
- Bhogpur (nearest town)4 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhogpur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhogpur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bhogpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 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 **sugarcane, rice and maize**. About 87% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 137 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, 82 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 32 a car.

■ Sikandarpur · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**26%

Tap water ****27%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**86%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**61%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**33%

Use banking services ****68%**

**75%

Television ****73%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****50%**

**51%

Car / jeep / van ****32%**

**13%

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

**3%

Own their home ****82%**

**92%

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 · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3333**

**881

Working population ****40.7%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 53.2% for women. 62% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 21 (46%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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 - II

- Naranwali154 people
- Chhuhar151 people
- Jagan139 people
- Mari Harnia123 people
- Dasupur112 people
- Kotli Bagbana110 people
- Gokalpur101 people
- Talwandi Abdar100 people

[All 241 villages in Jalandhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sikandarpur?144301
- How far is Sikandarpur from Jalandhar?33 km by road
- What is the population of Sikandarpur?113 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikandarpur in?Jalandhar district (Jalandhar - II sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Sikandarpur?63.0% (Census 2011)