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About Kot Sheikhon Village

Kot Sheikhon is a mid sized village in Khanna tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,194, made up of 678 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 761 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kot Sheikhon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kot Sheikhon village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Khanna
Pincode 141416
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 1,194
Male Population 678
Female Population 516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 761
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 Kot Sheikhon compares

By the 2011 count Kot Sheikhon is the 33rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Kot Sheikhon

Kot Sheikhon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kot Sheikhon 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 Kot Sheikhon from other places

Kot Sheikhon lies about 28 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Jaspalon, about 3.3 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 Kot Sheikhon
Nearest railway station Jaspalon 3.3 km
Nearest town Dorāha 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanna 14 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 28 km

Villages closest to Kot Sheikhon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khanna 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 Kot Sheikhon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kot Sheikhon village had a population of 1,194. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents.

Kot Sheikhon village has 678 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot Sheikhon has about 761 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 900.

The pincode recorded for Kot Sheikhon is 141416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot Sheikhon covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kot Sheikhon falls under Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kot Sheikhon is Jaspalon, about 3.3 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 Kot Sheikhon.

Kot Sheikhon is about 28 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kot Sheikhon is in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district. Jaspalon is about 3.3 km away. Dorāha is about 7.5 km away. Khanna is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandiala Kalan (1.7 km), Asgaripur (2.0 km) and Bija (2.9 km).

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

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