# Sikandarpura Village, Malerkotla, Sangrur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/malerkotla/sikandarpura/ Village · Malerkotla, Sangrur # Sikandarpura Sikandarpura is a village in Malerkotla sub-district of Sangrur district, Punjab, PIN code **148023**. The 2011 Census counted **1,562 people in 297 households**, the 55th largest of 180 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%. - 1,562people (2011) - 297households - 71.8%literacy - 148023PIN code ## Sikandarpura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sikandarpura is 148023.** Sikandarpura falls in Malerkotla sub-district, Sangrur district, Punjab. - PIN code148023 - Gram panchayatSikandarpura 0062 - Community development blockMalerkotla-Ii - Census village code039449 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? - Malerkotla (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Sangrur (district HQ)42 km by road - Malerkotla (nearest town)8 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? 9 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Maler Kotla - ○Degree college5–10 km · Maler Kotla - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maler Kotla - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Sikandarpura known for? The main crops are **wheat and maize**. Products made here include atta and gur. About 92% of the 237 hectares of village land is sown, and 217 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, 80 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Sikandarpura · ■ Malerkotla rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****80%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****20%** **12% Tap water ****55%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **84% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **60% Use banking services ****44%** **63% Television ****88%** **78% Mobile phone ****66%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****47%** **52% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **12% None of these assets ****1%** **3% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 · ■ Malerkotla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%** **73.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851** **844 Working population ****33.9%** **34.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.2% for men and 63.3% for women. 57% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 116 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (2%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 344 (65%) · **■** Marginal 49 (9%) 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 Malerkotla - Iltfatpura1,623 people - Shahadatpur1,620 people - Adampal1,610 people - Amir Nagar1,585 people - Mahorana1,541 people - Maherna Khurd1,528 people - Mehdevi1,496 people - Rasulpur1,489 people [All 183 villages in Malerkotla](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/malerkotla/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sikandarpura?148023 - How far is Sikandarpura from Sangrur?42 km by road - What is the population of Sikandarpura?1,562 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sikandarpura in?Sangrur district (Malerkotla sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sikandarpura?71.8% (Census 2011)