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About Shekhewal Village

Shekhewal is a small village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 148 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141013
Area (hectares) 219 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 148
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhewal compares

By the 2011 count Shekhewal is the 170th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Shekhewal

Shekhewal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shekhewal 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 10+ 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 2.5 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Ludhiana Junction, 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 Ludhiana East 2.5 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Ludhiana Junction 2.7 km

Villages closest to Shekhewal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana East 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 290. That makes it the 170th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Shekhewal village has 148 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhewal has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Shekhewal is 141013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhewal covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shekhewal falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shekhewal is Ludhiana Junction, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Shekhewal.

Shekhewal is about 2.5 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhewal is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Ludhiana East is about 2.5 km away. Ludhiana is about 2.5 km away. Ludhiana Junction is about 2.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gehlewal (2.1 km), Kakowal (2.2 km) and Baura (2.7 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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