About Sheikhpur Village

Sheikhpur is a mid sized village in Ferozepur Jhirka tehsil, in the district of Mewat, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,664, made up of 893 males and 771 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 122108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheikhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikhpur village
Description	Value
State	Haryana
District	Mewat
Tehsil	Ferozepur Jhirka
Pincode	122108
Area (hectares)	190 hectares
Population	1,664
Male Population	893
Female Population	771
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	863
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sheikhpur compares

By the 2011 count Sheikhpur is the 68th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,149 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Sheikhpur

Sheikhpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sheikhpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sheikhpur from other places

Sheikhpur lies about 32 km from Mewat, and the nearest railway station is Khairthal, about 21 km away. 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 Sheikhpur
Nearest town	Tijāra	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ferozepur Jhirka	11 km
Nearest railway station	Khairthal	21 km
District headquarters	Mewat	32 km

Villages closest to Sheikhpur

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

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Common questions about Sheikhpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikhpur village had a population of 1,664. That makes it the 68th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,149 residents.

Sheikhpur village has 893 males and 771 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikhpur has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Sheikhpur is 122108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheikhpur covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sheikhpur falls under Ferozepur Jhirka tehsil of Mewat district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Sheikhpur is Khairthal, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sheikhpur.

Sheikhpur is about 32 km from Mewat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheikhpur is in Ferozepur Jhirka tehsil of Mewat district. Tijāra is about 9.4 km away. Ferozepur Jhirka is about 11 km away. Khairthal is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.