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About Shakri Village

Shakri is a small village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 172 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143511
Area (hectares) 201 hectares
Population 338
Male Population 172
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 Shakri compares

By the 2011 count Shakri is the 97th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 201 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Shakri

The census records public bus service for Shakri 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 Shakri from other places

Shakri lies about 33 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dera Baba Nanak, about 7.5 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 Shakri
Nearest railway station Dera Baba Nanak 7.5 km
Nearest town Batāla 22 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 33 km

Villages closest to Shakri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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 Shakri

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakri village had a population of 338. That makes it the 97th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Shakri village has 172 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakri has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Shakri is 143511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakri covers 201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shakri falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shakri is Dera Baba Nanak, about 7.5 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 Shakri.

Shakri is about 33 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakri is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dera Baba Nanak is about 7.5 km away. Batāla is about 22 km away. Gurdaspur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shikar (under 2 km), Ali Nangal (under 2 km) and Dharowali (under 2 km).

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

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