# Sikandra Village, Phulpur, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Phulpur, Allahabad 

# Sikandra

Sikandra is a village in Phulpur sub-district of Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,102 people in 578 households**, the 29th largest of 503 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 4,102people (2011)
- 578households
- 76.2%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sikandra

Of every 100 households in Sikandra in 2011, 54 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sikandra · ■ Phulpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**19%

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

**79%

Tap water ****36%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**88%

Use banking services ****68%**

**75%

Television ****42%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sikandra?

■ Sikandra · ■ Phulpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**904

Working population ****36.9%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 68.5% for women. 45% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 172 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 154 (10%) · **■** Household industry 140 (9%) · **■** Other work 629 (42%) · **■** Marginal 419 (28%)

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 Phulpur

- Sudanipur Kala4,432 people
- Ustapur Mahmoodabad Uperhar4,200 people
- Bhadkar Uperhar4,186 people
- Andawa4,105 people
- Dhamaur4,096 people
- Chibaiyan Uperhar4,084 people
- Beerapur4,013 people
- Kanehti3,954 people

[All 560 villages in Phulpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/phulpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sikandra?4,102 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikandra in?Allahabad district (Phulpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sikandra?76.2% (Census 2011)