About Sheikhpur Village

Sheikhpur is a small village in Taoru tehsil, in the district of Mewat, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 371, made up of 208 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 784 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 122105, 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	Taoru
Pincode	122105
Area (hectares)	120 hectares
Population	371
Male Population	208
Female Population	163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	784
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sheikhpur compares

By the 2011 count Sheikhpur is the 63rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 911.

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 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 19 km from Mewat, and the nearest railway station is Patli, about 18 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
Tehsil headquarters	Taoru	5.5 km
Nearest town	Tāoru	5.5 km
Nearest railway station	Patli	18 km
District headquarters	Mewat	19 km

Villages closest to Sheikhpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Taoru 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 371. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Sheikhpur village has 208 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikhpur has about 784 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Sheikhpur is 122105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheikhpur covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sheikhpur falls under Taoru tehsil of Mewat district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Sheikhpur is Patli, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sheikhpur.

Sheikhpur is about 19 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 Taoru tehsil of Mewat district. Taoru is about 5.5 km away. Tāoru is about 5.5 km away. Patli is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.