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About Sheikhwan Village

Sheikhwan is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,592, made up of 841 males and 751 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheikhwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikhwan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143515
Area (hectares) 384 hectares
Population 1,592
Male Population 841
Female Population 751
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
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 Sheikhwan compares

By the 2011 count Sheikhwan is the 95th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 384 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Sheikhwan

Sheikhwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sheikhwan 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 Sheikhwan from other places

Sheikhwan lies about 38 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Junction, about 10 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 Sheikhwan
Tehsil headquarters Batala 8.6 km
Nearest town Batāla 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Batala Junction 10 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 38 km

Villages closest to Sheikhwan

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 Sheikhwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikhwan village had a population of 1,592. That makes it the 95th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Sheikhwan village has 841 males and 751 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikhwan has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Sheikhwan is 143515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheikhwan covers 384 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sheikhwan falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sheikhwan is Batala Junction, about 10 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 Sheikhwan.

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

Sheikhwan is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala is about 8.6 km away. Batāla is about 8.6 km away. Batala Junction is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purian Khurd (under 2 km), Zahadpur (under 2 km) and Zahidpur (under 2 km).

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

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