About Seikhwan Village

Seikhwan is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 924, made up of 486 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Seikhwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Seikhwan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Batala
Pincode	143518
Area (hectares)	127 hectares
Population	924
Male Population	486
Female Population	438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Seikhwan compares

By the 2011 count Seikhwan is the 208th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Seikhwan

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

Seikhwan lies about 22 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Vadala Granthin, about 3.7 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 Seikhwan
Nearest railway station	Vadala Granthin	3.7 km
Nearest town	Qadian	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Batala	12 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	22 km

Villages closest to Seikhwan

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.

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Common questions about Seikhwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Seikhwan village had a population of 924. That makes it the 208th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Seikhwan village has 486 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Seikhwan has about 901 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 Seikhwan is 143518. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Seikhwan covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Seikhwan falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Seikhwan is Vadala Granthin, about 3.7 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 Seikhwan.

Seikhwan is about 22 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Seikhwan is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Vadala Granthin is about 3.7 km away. Qadian is about 6.3 km away. Batala is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.