About Sheikhupur Majiri Village

Sheikhupur Majiri is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,239, made up of 646 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheikhupur Majiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikhupur Majiri village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Pathankot
Pincode	145026
Area (hectares)	362 hectares
Population	1,239
Male Population	646
Female Population	593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sheikhupur Majiri compares

By the 2011 count Sheikhupur Majiri is the 88th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 362 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Sheikhupur Majiri

Sheikhupur Majiri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sheikhupur Majiri as Available within 5 - 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 Sheikhupur Majiri from other places

Sheikhupur Majiri lies about 22 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Parmanand, about 11 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 Sheikhupur Majiri
Nearest railway station	Parmanand	11 km
Nearest town	Dīnānagar	12 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathankot	23 km

Villages closest to Sheikhupur Majiri

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 Sheikhupur Majiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikhupur Majiri village had a population of 1,239. That makes it the 88th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Sheikhupur Majiri village has 646 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikhupur Majiri has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Sheikhupur Majiri is 145026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheikhupur Majiri covers 362 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sheikhupur Majiri falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sheikhupur Majiri is Parmanand, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sheikhupur Majiri.

Sheikhupur Majiri is about 22 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheikhupur Majiri is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Parmanand is about 11 km away. Dīnānagar is about 12 km away. Gurdaspur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Firoza (under 2 km), Akhwara (under 2 km) and Jainpur (1.9 km).

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