Sikandara observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
By population, Sikandara ranks #46 of 197 villages in Dariapur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sikandara is a village of 2,090 people in 371 households (Census 2011) in Dariapur block, Saran district, Bihar, the 46th-largest of 197 villages in Dariapur block. Literacy is 49%, 1 points above the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 854 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841101, served by Sonepur (Saran) post office; the LGD village code is 234299. The village votes in Kalyanpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Maheshwar Hazari. The population is estimated at 2,464 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Manpura →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sikandara · this village | 2,090 | 49% | — |
| Manpur · Dariapur | 4,160 | 47% | — |
| Saraia · Dariapur | 3,431 | 52% | — |
| Math Kakara · Dariapur | 2,228 | 56% | — |
| Kishun Das · Dariapur | 1,954 | 50% | — |
| Sarae Muzaffar · Dariapur | 1,503 | 44% | — |
| Darwesha · Dariapur | 368 | 53% | — |
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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