District Kanpur Dehat Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Elevation 85 m | Town Area 18/09/1997 PIN 209125 Local time Tuesday 9:31 PM | |
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Weather 25°C, Wind W at 2 km/h, 40% Humidity | ||
Sikandara is a town in Kanpur Dehat districtin the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is headquarter of tehsil Sikandara.
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Location
It is located on NH-2 about 80 km away from kanpur toward west and towards south from Jhinjhak at a distance 20 kilometer.Auraiya city is towards west from Sikandara and Pukhrayan town is towarad east.It is also a Sikandara legislature constituency.
History
It is said that this township was settled by Sikandar Lodi.
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Geography
Sikandara is located at26°22′04″N 79°37′41″E. It has an average elevation of 85 metres (278 feet).
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Sikandara had a population of 10,884. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sikandara has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 64%, and female literacy is 51%. In Sikandara, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.