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About Sheikhupura Village

Sheikhupura is a mid sized village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 283 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheikhupura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikhupura village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Indora
Pincode 176402
Area (hectares) 47.56 hectares
Population 539
Male Population 283
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sheikhupura compares

By the 2011 count Sheikhupura is the 49th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 47.56 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Sheikhupura

Sheikhupura 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 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 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 57 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandrori, about under 2 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 Kandrori under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Indora 6.7 km
Nearest town Pathānkot 10 km
District headquarters Kangra 57 km

Villages closest to Sheikhupura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikhupura village had a population of 539. That makes it the 49th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Sheikhupura village has 283 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikhupura has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Sheikhupura is 176402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheikhupura covers 47.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sheikhupura falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sheikhupura is Kandrori, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 57 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheikhupura is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Kandrori is about under 2 km away. Indora is about 6.7 km away. Pathānkot is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandrori (under 2 km), Bari (under 2 km) and Ban Attarian (1.6 km).

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

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