About Sheikh Village

Sheikh is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 413, made up of 197 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheikh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikh village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Dasua
Pincode	142222
Area (hectares)	171 hectares
Population	413
Male Population	197
Female Population	216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,096
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sheikh compares

By the 2011 count Sheikh is the 249th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Sheikh

Sheikh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sheikh 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 Sheikh from other places

Sheikh lies about 70 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Gurdaspur, about 6.7 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 Sheikh
Nearest railway station	Gurdaspur	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dasua	31 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	70 km

Villages closest to Sheikh

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 Sheikh

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikh village had a population of 413. That makes it the 249th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Sheikh village has 197 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikh has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Sheikh is 142222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheikh covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sheikh falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sheikh is Gurdaspur, about 6.7 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 Sheikh.

Sheikh is about 70 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheikh is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Gurdaspur is about 6.7 km away. Dasua is about 31 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.