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About Shekhewal Village

Shekhewal is a small village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 162 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144702
Area (hectares) 107 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 162
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shekhewal compares

By the 2011 count Shekhewal is the 149th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Shekhewal

Shekhewal 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 Shekhewal as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Shekhewal from other places

Shekhewal lies about 37 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Mulewal Khaira, about 2.7 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 Shekhewal
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Mulewal Khaira 2.7 km
Nearest town Nakodar 16 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 37 km

Villages closest to Shekhewal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhewal village had a population of 303. That makes it the 149th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Shekhewal village has 162 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhewal has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Shekhewal is 144702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhewal covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekhewal falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shekhewal is Mulewal Khaira, about 2.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shekhewal.

Shekhewal is about 37 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhewal is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Shahkot is about 2.0 km away. Mulewal Khaira is about 2.7 km away. Nakodar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarangwal (under 2 km), Mianwal Araian (under 2 km) and Salaich (under 2 km).

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

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