About Sheikh Pura Village

Sheikh Pura is a mid sized village in Bishnah tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 279 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheikh Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikh Pura village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Bishnah
Pincode	181131
Area (hectares)	100.4 hectares
Population	548
Male Population	279
Female Population	269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sheikh Pura compares

By the 2011 count Sheikh Pura is the 63rd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 100.4 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Sheikh Pura

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

How far is Sheikh Pura from other places

Sheikh Pura lies about 19 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, 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 Sheikh Pura
Tehsil headquarters	Bishnah	11 km
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	16 km
Nearest railway station	Bari Brahman	18 km
District headquarters	Jammu	19 km

Villages closest to Sheikh Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnah 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 Sheikh Pura

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikh Pura village had a population of 548. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Sheikh Pura village has 279 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikh Pura has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Sheikh Pura is 181131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheikh Pura covers 100.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sheikh Pura falls under Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sheikh Pura is Bari Brahman, about 18 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 village for Sheikh Pura.

Sheikh Pura is about 19 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheikh Pura is in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. Bishnah is about 11 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 16 km away. Bari Brahman is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.