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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sikandarpur is a small village in Punpun mandal, Patna district, Bihar, with 542 residents in 105 households. The village has a literacy rate of 48.2% and is situated at 26.043°N, 84.055°E.
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- LGD code
- 246085
- Pincode
- 804453
- Post office
- Punpun
- Population
- 542
- Households
- 105
- Literacy rate
- 48.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1000 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 133
- Distance to district centre
- 193 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 199 km
- Distance to Patna
- 119 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 583 km
- Nearest railway station
- Turtipar · 21 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital Kathooda · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Sikandarpur compares
By population, Sikandarpur ranks #63 of 86 villages in Punpun mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.2%
−1.2% vs mandal average
Sikandarpur48.2%
Punpun mandal49.4%
Patna district59.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,000
+79 vs mandal average
Sikandarpur1,000
Punpun mandal921
Household size
people per home
5.2
−0.3 vs mandal average
Sikandarpur5.2
Punpun mandal5.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sikandarpur at a glance
Sikandarpur is a village of 542 people in 105 households (Census 2011) in Punpun block, Patna district, Bihar, the 63rd-largest of 86 villages in Punpun block. Literacy is 48%, 1 points below the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 1,000 women per 1,000 men. It lies 193 km from the Patna district centre, 9 km from Darauli, the nearest town, 21 km from Turtipar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 804453, served by Punpun post office; the LGD village code is 246085. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Kathooda, 6 km away. The village votes in Hayaghat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ram Chandra Prasad. The population is estimated at 3,410 in 2026, up 529% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sikandarpur · this village | 542 | 48% | — |
| Sikandarpur · Maharajganj | 2,455 | 61% | 0 km N |
| Sikandarpur · Udwant Nagar | 0 | — | 0 km N |
| Sikandarpur · Kashi Chak | 0 | — | 0 km N |
| Sikandarpur · Bihta | 840 | 67% | 0 km N |
| Sikandarpur · Bihta | 4,494 | 63% | 0 km N |
| Sikandarpur · Paraiya | 457 | 43% | 0 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sikandarpur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PATNA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 21
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 21
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Pothahi
- Total area (ha)
- 88
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 69.9
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sikandarpur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sikandarpur
- LGD code
- 246085
- Pincode
- 804453
- Post office
- Punpun
- Population (Census 2011)
- 542
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,410
- Households
- 105
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1000
- Literacy rate
- 48.2%
- Coordinates
- 26.04344°N, 84.05453°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Samastipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Hayaghat
- Member of Parliament
- Shambhavi Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ram Chandra Prasad
- Block / Mandal
- Punpun
Getting there
How to reach Sikandarpur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna119 kmcapital
- Kolkata583 km
- Delhi734 km
- Hyderabad1121 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationTurtipar21 km
- Bus stopKharasara12 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Kathooda6 km
- ATM / bankBallia12 km
- Petrol pumpEssar18 km
- CollegeInter college, Sakarpura11 km
- Police stationUbhaon Police Station21 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 804453
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Other villages named Sikandarpur
Looking for a different Sikandarpur? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Sikandarpur →
- SikandarpurChakia · Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh8,710 pop
- SikandarpurRatni Faridpur · Jehanabad, Bihar6,567 pop
- SikandarpurMahasi · Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh5,704 pop
- SikandarpurBegusarai · Begusarai, Bihar5,363 pop
- SikandarpurSandila · Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh4,622 pop
- SikandarpurChainpur · Kaimur (Bhabua), Bihar4,566 pop
- SikandarpurBihta · Patna, Bihar4,494 pop
- SikandarpurBarharia · Siwan, Bihar4,060 pop
Other villages in Punpun mandal
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-08
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)