About Kandhala Sheikhan Village

Kandhala Sheikhan is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,393, made up of 725 males and 668 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandhala Sheikhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandhala Sheikhan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Dasua
Pincode	144212
Area (hectares)	191 hectares
Population	1,393
Male Population	725
Female Population	668
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kandhala Sheikhan compares

By the 2011 count Kandhala Sheikhan is the 57th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Kandhala Sheikhan

Kandhala Sheikhan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kandhala Sheikhan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kandhala Sheikhan from other places

Kandhala Sheikhan lies about 34 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khuda Kurala, 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 Kandhala Sheikhan
Nearest railway station	Khuda Kurala	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dasua	7.6 km
Nearest town	Urmar	7.6 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	34 km

Villages closest to Kandhala Sheikhan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dasua 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 Kandhala Sheikhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandhala Sheikhan village had a population of 1,393. That makes it the 57th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Kandhala Sheikhan village has 725 males and 668 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandhala Sheikhan has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kandhala Sheikhan is 144212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandhala Sheikhan covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kandhala Sheikhan falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kandhala Sheikhan is Khuda Kurala, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kandhala Sheikhan.

Kandhala Sheikhan is about 34 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandhala Sheikhan is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Khuda Kurala is about under 2 km away. Dasua is about 7.6 km away. Urmar is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alar Pind (under 2 km), Khuda (under 2 km) and Jia Natha (under 2 km).

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