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About Sheikhowali Village

Sheikhowali is a small village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 215, made up of 111 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheikhowali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikhowali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143513
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 215
Male Population 111
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sheikhowali compares

By the 2011 count Sheikhowali is the 328th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Sheikhowali

Sheikhowali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sheikhowali 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sheikhowali from other places

Sheikhowali lies about 25 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Sugar Mills, about 6.7 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 Sheikhowali
Nearest railway station Batala Sugar Mills 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 11 km
Nearest town Batāla 11 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 25 km

Villages closest to Sheikhowali

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 Sheikhowali

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikhowali village had a population of 215. That makes it the 328th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Sheikhowali village has 111 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikhowali has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Sheikhowali is 143513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheikhowali covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sheikhowali falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sheikhowali is Batala Sugar Mills, about 6.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sheikhowali.

Sheikhowali is about 25 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheikhowali is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala Sugar Mills is about 6.7 km away. Batala is about 11 km away. Batāla 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 Chahgill (1.6 km), Bhagowal (2.2 km) and Jaura Singha (2.5 km).

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

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