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About Sheikh Shaman Village

Sheikh Shaman is a small village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 362, made up of 193 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheikh Shaman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikh Shaman village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 152024
Area (hectares) 78 hectares
Population 362
Male Population 193
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sheikh Shaman compares

By the 2011 count Sheikh Shaman is the 176th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 919.

Getting to Sheikh Shaman

Sheikh Shaman is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sheikh Shaman as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sheikh Shaman from other places

Sheikh Shaman lies about 38 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Jiwa Arain, about 2.9 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 Shaman
Nearest railway station Jiwa Arain 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalabad 11 km
Nearest town Jalālābād 11 km
District headquarters Firozpur 38 km

Villages closest to Sheikh Shaman

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikh Shaman village had a population of 362. That makes it the 176th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Sheikh Shaman village has 193 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikh Shaman has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Sheikh Shaman is 152024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheikh Shaman covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sheikh Shaman falls under Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sheikh Shaman is Jiwa Arain, about 2.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sheikh Shaman.

Sheikh Shaman is about 38 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheikh Shaman is in Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district. Jiwa Arain is about 2.9 km away. Jalalabad is about 11 km away. Jalālābād is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Qutabgarh (under 2 km), Jiwa Arain (under 2 km) and Tilu Arain (1.8 km).

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

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