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About Sheikhopura Village

Sheikhopura is a large village in Gharaunda tehsil, in the district of Karnal, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,197, made up of 1,690 males and 1,507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 744 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 132114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheikhopura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikhopura village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Karnal
Tehsil Gharaunda
Pincode 132114
Area (hectares) 744 hectares
Population 3,197
Male Population 1,690
Female Population 1,507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sheikhopura compares

By the 2011 count Sheikhopura is the 19th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,947 residents. Its 744 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Sheikhopura

Sheikhopura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sheikhopura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sheikhopura from other places

Sheikhopura lies about 6.3 km from Karnal. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sheikhopura
District headquarters Karnal 6.3 km
Nearest town Karnāl 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Gharaunda 15 km

Villages closest to Sheikhopura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gharaunda tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sheikhopura

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikhopura village had a population of 3,197. That makes it the 19th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,947 residents.

Sheikhopura village has 1,690 males and 1,507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikhopura has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Sheikhopura is 132114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheikhopura covers 744 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sheikhopura falls under Gharaunda tehsil of Karnal district in Haryana.

The census record for Sheikhopura notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sheikhopura.

Sheikhopura is about 6.3 km from Karnal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheikhopura is in Gharaunda tehsil of Karnal district. Karnal is about 6.3 km away. Karnāl is about 6.3 km away. Gharaunda is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharkwali (8.4 km), Darulaman Tatarpur (9.8 km) and Jhinwar Heri (9.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sheikhopura today is likely to be higher.

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