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About Shekhe Pind Village

Shekhe Pind is a small village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 487, made up of 255 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhe Pind Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhe Pind village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar I
Pincode 144025
Area (hectares) 84.3 hectares
Population 487
Male Population 255
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shekhe Pind compares

By the 2011 count Shekhe Pind is the 108th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 84.3 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 946.

Getting to Shekhe Pind

Shekhe Pind is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shekhe Pind 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shekhe Pind from other places

Shekhe Pind lies about 29 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Gahandran, about 1.7 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 Shekhe Pind
Nearest railway station Gahandran 1.7 km
Nearest town Nakodar 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar I 29 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 29 km

Villages closest to Shekhe Pind

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar I 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.

Common questions about Shekhe Pind

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhe Pind village had a population of 487. That makes it the 108th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Shekhe Pind village has 255 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhe Pind has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Shekhe Pind is 144025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhe Pind covers 84.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekhe Pind falls under Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shekhe Pind is Gahandran, about 1.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shekhe Pind.

Shekhe Pind is about 29 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhe Pind is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Gahandran is about 1.7 km away. Nakodar is about 6.0 km away. Jalandhar I is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapur Pind (under 2 km), Sherpur (5.4 km) and Usmanpur (6.7 km).

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

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