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About Shezada Village

Shezada is a mid sized village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 837, made up of 438 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 530 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shezada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shezada village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143604
Area (hectares) 530 hectares
Population 837
Male Population 438
Female Population 399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
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 Shezada compares

By the 2011 count Shezada is the 55th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 530 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Shezada

The census records public bus service for Shezada 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. The nearest villages by name are Shahpur Goraya, Shahpur Jajan, Shakri and Shampura. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shezada

As per the Census of India 2011, Shezada village had a population of 837. That makes it the 55th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Shezada village has 438 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shezada has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Shezada is 143604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shezada covers 530 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Shezada notes the nearest railway station 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 Shezada.

Shezada is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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