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About Sheikhpur Village

Sheikhpur is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,716, made up of 897 males and 819 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheikhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikhpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 402 hectares
Population 1,716
Male Population 897
Female Population 819
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sheikhpur compares

By the 2011 count Sheikhpur is the 90th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 402 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Sheikhpur

The census records public bus service for Sheikhpur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sheikhpur from other places

Sheikhpur lies about 8.8 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Sohal, about 6.1 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 Sheikhpur
Nearest railway station Sohal 6.1 km
Nearest town Dhāriwāl 7.1 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 26 km

Villages closest to Sheikhpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikhpur village had a population of 1,716. That makes it the 90th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Sheikhpur village has 897 males and 819 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikhpur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Sheikhpur is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheikhpur covers 402 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sheikhpur falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sheikhpur is Sohal, about 6.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sheikhpur.

Sheikhpur is about 8.8 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheikhpur is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Sohal is about 6.1 km away. Dhāriwāl is about 7.1 km away. Gurdaspur is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhit (1.6 km), Thirriyewal (3.0 km) and Kot Majlas (6.2 km).

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

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