Sikandarpur, Tadiyawan

Sikandarpur is a village in Tadiyawan block of Hardoi district, Uttar Pradesh, India.

[2] Located by the Sarda Canal, Sikandarpur's topography varies from flat to gently sloping, and its soil ranges from alluvial silty loam to mixed silty and clayey loam with imperfect drainage.

[3] The 1961 census recorded Sikandarpur as comprising three hamlets, with a total population of 1,057 (562 male and 495 female), in 214 households and 160 physical houses.

[4] Sikandarpur (specifically, the namesake hamlet within the village unit of Sikandarpur) was one of two pilot sites (the other being the hamlet of Kotpurva in the village of Alisabad) chosen for Phase I an usar (alkaline soil)-reclamation project that began in early 1986 and expanded to include sites in 12 districts for Phase II in 1987.

[3] Most farmers interviewed said that they did not grow enough produce even for their own needs, and they could not afford to invest in agricultural technology.