Sikandrabad

Sikandrabad is a city and a municipal board in Bulandshahr district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is part of the Delhi NCR region.

For other uses, see Sikandarabad.

Sikandrabad
City
Sikandrabad
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 28.4511868°N 77.6954506°E / 28.4511868; 77.6954506
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictBulandshahr
Established1498
Founded bySikandar Lodi
Government
 • TypeLegislative Assembly
 • MLASmt. Vimla Solanki (Bhartiya Janta Party)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total294,858
 • Male
157,275
 • Female
137,583
Demonym(s)Sikandrabadi
Demographics
 • Literacy Rate61.09 %
 • Sex Ratio875
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN Code
203205
Area Code05735
Vehicle registrationUP-13
Websitebulandshahar.nic.in

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[2] Sikandrabad had a population of 3,85,000. Men constitute 52% of the population and Women 48%. Sikandrabad has an average literacy rate of 50%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 58%, and female literacy is 49%. In Sikandrabad, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Location

Sikandrabad is situated both side on G.T. road. It is about 51 km from the national capital, Delhi.

The city of Sikandrabad is located in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. It is situated on both side of GT road about 51 km south side of national capital Delhi. The district headquarters Bulandshahr is about 18 km from the city. Sikandrabad is well connected by roads and rails. Dankaur is the nearest railway station (6 km away) that serves Sikandrabad. Dadri, Gulaothi, Khair, Khurja, Jhajjar, Dankaur, Noida etc. are the other towns that have the direct road connectivity with the city. Sikandrabad is 6 km from Greater Noida.

PIN (Postal Index Number) of Sikandrabad is 203205. The STD code prefix is 05735. There are two post offices in the city. Speedpost is also available in the city.

The current population of Sikandrabad is around 300,000. The city has three post graduate colleges and a large number of other colleges and schools. Babbu Parveen is the Chairman of Sikandrabad. The oldest clinic Dr. Jamuna Prasad Sharma

History

Sikandrabad is a historical city which was built by Sikandar Lodhi in around 1498. Chishti and some other old monuments in the area can also be seen.

Sikandrabad is listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as a pargana under Delhi sarkar, producing a revenue of 1,259,190 dams for the imperial treasury and supplying a force of 400 infantry and 50 cavalry.[3]

Notable people

Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar

References
  1. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=138513
  2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  3. Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak; Jarrett, Henry Sullivan (translator) (1891). The Ain-i-Akbari. Calcutta: Asiatic Society of Bengal. p. 286. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  4. "About us". Uday Foundation. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
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