About Pir Khan Sheikh Village

Pir Khan Sheikh is a mid sized village in Firozpur tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 606, made up of 334 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pir Khan Sheikh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pir Khan Sheikh village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Firozpur
Tehsil	Firozpur
Pincode	152023
Area (hectares)	172.27 hectares
Population	606
Male Population	334
Female Population	272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	814
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pir Khan Sheikh compares

By the 2011 count Pir Khan Sheikh is the 204th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,115 residents. Its 172.27 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 906.

Getting to Pir Khan Sheikh

Pir Khan Sheikh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pir Khan Sheikh 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 Pir Khan Sheikh from other places

Pir Khan Sheikh lies about 13 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Dodh, about 4.0 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 Pir Khan Sheikh
Nearest railway station	Dodh	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Firozpur	13 km

Villages closest to Pir Khan Sheikh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Firozpur 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 Pir Khan Sheikh

As per the Census of India 2011, Pir Khan Sheikh village had a population of 606. That makes it the 204th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,115 residents.

Pir Khan Sheikh village has 334 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pir Khan Sheikh has about 814 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Pir Khan Sheikh is 152023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pir Khan Sheikh covers 172.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pir Khan Sheikh falls under Firozpur tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Pir Khan Sheikh is Dodh, about 4.0 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 Pir Khan Sheikh.

Pir Khan Sheikh is about 13 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pir Khan Sheikh is in Firozpur tehsil of Firozpur district. Dodh is about 4.0 km away. Firozpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.