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About Sharakpur Village

Sharakpur is a mid sized village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,587, made up of 825 males and 762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sharakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sharakpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144043
Area (hectares) 182.3 hectares
Population 1,587
Male Population 825
Female Population 762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sharakpur compares

By the 2011 count Sharakpur is the 37th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 182.3 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Sharakpur

Sharakpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sharakpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sharakpur from other places

Sharakpur lies about 22 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Shankar, about 3.1 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 Sharakpur
Nearest railway station Shankar 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 3.5 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 22 km

Villages closest to Sharakpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nakodar 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 Sharakpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sharakpur village had a population of 1,587. That makes it the 37th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Sharakpur village has 825 males and 762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sharakpur has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Sharakpur is 144043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sharakpur covers 182.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sharakpur falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sharakpur is Shankar, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sharakpur.

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

Sharakpur is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Shankar is about 3.1 km away. Nakodar is about 3.5 km away. Jalandhar 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 Muzaffarpur (under 2 km), Chak Muglani (under 2 km) and Sianiwal (under 2 km).

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

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