Sikandarpur | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Map showing Sikandarpur (#142) in Sikandarpur Sarausi CD block | |
  Sikandarpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°34′N 80°23′E / 26.567°N 80.383°E [1] | |
| Country India | 
India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Unnao |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.579 km2 (2.154 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)
[2] | |
| • Total | 4,510 |
| • Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 ( IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-35 |
Sikandarpur is a village in Sikandarpur Sarausi block of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India. [2] Located 10 km northwest of the city of Unnao, [1] near the Barkota lake, [3] it serves as the block headquarters as well as the seat of a nyaya panchayat. [1] It is also the namesake of a historical pargana. [1] The main crops in Sikandarpur are wheat, barley, gram, juwar, and paddy, and irrigation is largely done by wells. [1] It has a post office and a veterinary hospital. [1] As of 2011, its population is 4,510, in 752 households. [2]
Sikandarpur was originally called Burhanpur, but the name was changed in 1297 by Sikandar Khan, an agent of Ala-ud-Din Khilji. It later lent its name to a pargana, previously named after the neighbouring village of Sarosi; C.A. Elliott wrote in 1862 that the name change had "recently become habitual" at the time. [3]
At the turn of the 20th century, Sikandarpur was described as one of the main villages in its namesake pargana. [3] It had a lower primary school and a temple to Mahadeo, and its population as of 1901 was 1,727, including a Muslim minority of 263. [3] Brahmins were the most numerous caste at the time. [3]
This village today comprises a tempo stand called Sikandarpur Tempo Stand alongside a fresh vegetable and fruit market called Sikandarpur Bazaar, which settles every wednesday and saturday. Two government schools, a hospital, three mosques and many temples are its very landscapes.The area of the village is mainly divided in six parts or settlements namely Katra ( market part), Awasthiane ( Awasthi-majority part), Musalmanyani ( Muslim-majority part), Shuklayan ( Shukla-majority part) Ahirane ( Yadav-Majority part) and Ramnagariya ( Pal- majority part). To its very near are three type of fields for farmers- 1.the Bagiya of Shuklayan and Ahirane and Ramnagariya(शुक्लयान, अहिराने और रामनगरिया की बगिया), 2.the Terrain of Barkota jheel(बरकोटा झील की तराई)and 3.the Uncha land(ऊंचा ज़मीन).
- ^ a b c d e f Baghel, Amar Singh (1979). Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Unnao. Rampur: Government Press. pp. 272–3. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Unnao, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 262–79. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Nevill, H.R. (1903). Unao: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXVIII Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 239–43. Retrieved 5 July 2021.