Sikandra observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
Sikandra is a village in Sikandra mandal, Jamui district, Bihar, with a population of 16,805 spread across 2,938 households. The village has a literacy rate of 59.9% and postal code 811315.
By population, Sikandra ranks #1 of 68 villages in Sikandra mandal — the largest.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sikandra Bihar-এর Jamui জেলার Sikandra ব্লক-এ 16,805 জনসংখ্যা 2,938 পরিবারে (২০১১ জনগণনা) বিশিষ্ট একটি গ্রাম, Sikandra ব্লক-এর 68 গ্রামের মধ্যে বৃহত্তম। সাক্ষরতা 60%, ব্লক গড় 49% থেকে 11 পয়েন্ট বেশি এবং লিঙ্গ অনুপাত প্রতি ১,০০০ পুরুষে 887 নারী। এটি Jamui জেলা সদর থেকে 77 কিমি, নিকটতম শহর Kawakol থেকে 20 কিমি, Bashuachak Halt রেলস্টেশন থেকে 18 কিমি অবস্থিত (সরলরেখা দূরত্ব)। পিনকোড 811315, Sikandra (Jamui) ডাকঘরের অধীনে; এলজিডি গ্রাম কোড 258618। নিকটতম হাসপাতাল Government Hospital, Ballopur, 7 কিমি দূরে। গ্রামটি Bachhwara বিধানসভা কেন্দ্রে, বিধায়ক Surendra Mehta। ২০২৬-এ আনুমানিক জনসংখ্যা 19,813, ২০১১ থেকে 18% বেশি।
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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