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About Sheikhupura Village

Sheikhupura is a mid sized village in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,727, made up of 897 males and 830 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheikhupura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikhupura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Jagraon
Pincode 142023
Area (hectares) 321 hectares
Population 1,727
Male Population 897
Female Population 830
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sheikhupura compares

By the 2011 count Sheikhupura is the 49th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 321 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Sheikhupura

Sheikhupura 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 Sheikhupura 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 Sheikhupura from other places

Sheikhupura lies about 26 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Dhat, about 2.1 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 Sheikhupura
Nearest railway station Dhat 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagraon 12 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 26 km

Villages closest to Sheikhupura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikhupura village had a population of 1,727. That makes it the 49th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Sheikhupura village has 897 males and 830 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikhupura has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Sheikhupura is 142023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheikhupura covers 321 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sheikhupura falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sheikhupura is Dhat, about 2.1 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 Sheikhupura.

Sheikhupura is about 26 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheikhupura is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Dhat is about 2.1 km away. Jagraon is about 12 km away. Ludhiana is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jassowal (2.7 km), Gure (3.0 km) and Kular (3.2 km).

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

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