About Sheikhupura Village

Sheikhupura is a large village in Ganaur tehsil, in the district of Sonipat, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,143, made up of 2,237 males and 1,906 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 589 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 131101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheikhupura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikhupura village
Description	Value
State	Haryana
District	Sonipat
Tehsil	Ganaur
Pincode	131101
Area (hectares)	589 hectares
Population	4,143
Male Population	2,237
Female Population	1,906
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	852
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sheikhupura compares

By the 2011 count Sheikhupura is the 12th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,855 residents. Its 589 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 842.

Getting to Sheikhupura

Sheikhupura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sheikhupura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sheikhupura from other places

Sheikhupura lies about 16 km from Sonipat, and the nearest railway station is Ganaur, about 4.8 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 Sheikhupura
Nearest railway station	Ganaur	4.8 km
District headquarters	Sonipat	16 km

Villages closest to Sheikhupura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ganaur 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 Sheikhupura

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikhupura village had a population of 4,143. That makes it the 12th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,855 residents.

Sheikhupura village has 2,237 males and 1,906 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikhupura has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 842.

The pincode recorded for Sheikhupura is 131101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheikhupura covers 589 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sheikhupura falls under Ganaur tehsil of Sonipat district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Sheikhupura is Ganaur, about 4.8 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 village for Sheikhupura.

Sheikhupura is about 16 km from Sonipat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheikhupura is in Ganaur tehsil of Sonipat district. Ganaur is about 4.8 km away. Sonipat is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.