| Sikandarpur | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 26.0333°N 87°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ballia |
| Founder: | Raja Sikandar |
| Named For: | Raja Sikandar |
| Government Type: | Democratic Town Area |
| Governing Body: | Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 23986 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | 277303 |
| Registration Plate: | UP60 |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Sikandarpur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. It was founded and later named by Raja Sikandar,a gautam rajput In the past, it was a well-known center of the perfume trade.[1]
According to the 2011 Census,[2] Sikanderpur had a population of 23,986. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Sikanderpur has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 65%, and female literacy is 49%. In Sikandarpur, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age. Sikandarpur is famous for perfumes like rose water, keora jal, jasmine oil, rose oil and ittar. Several type of flowers are cultivated there.[3] It is well connected by road from the two nearest railway stations (Ballia and Belthara Road). It is NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles) from the Ballia railway station and approximate NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles) from the Belthara Road railway station.
Sikanderpur is bordered by the Ghaghara from the north and by plains in other directions. Climatic conditions are usually harsh as the temperature varies from 45 °C in summer to 7 °C in winters.
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