About Sheikhu Chak Village

Sheikhu Chak is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 238 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143535, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheikhu Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikhu Chak village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Pathankot
Pincode	143535
Area (hectares)	66 hectares
Population	451
Male Population	238
Female Population	213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sheikhu Chak compares

By the 2011 count Sheikhu Chak is the 231st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Sheikhu Chak

Sheikhu Chak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sheikhu Chak as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sheikhu Chak from other places

Sheikhu Chak lies about 36 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Sujanpur, about under 2 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 Sheikhu Chak
Nearest railway station	Sujanpur	under 2 km
Nearest town	Sujānpur	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathankot	5.8 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	36 km

Villages closest to Sheikhu Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathankot 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 Sheikhu Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikhu Chak village had a population of 451. That makes it the 231st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Sheikhu Chak village has 238 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikhu Chak has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Sheikhu Chak is 143535. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheikhu Chak covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sheikhu Chak falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sheikhu Chak is Sujanpur, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sheikhu Chak.

Sheikhu Chak is about 36 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheikhu Chak is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Sujanpur is about under 2 km away. Sujānpur is about under 2 km away. Pathankot is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.