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About Khairpur Sheikhan Village

Khairpur Sheikhan is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 961, made up of 502 males and 459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khairpur Sheikhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khairpur Sheikhan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 147001
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 961
Male Population 502
Female Population 459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khairpur Sheikhan compares

By the 2011 count Khairpur Sheikhan is the 110th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Khairpur Sheikhan

Khairpur Sheikhan 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 Khairpur Sheikhan 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 Khairpur Sheikhan from other places

Khairpur Sheikhan lies about 21 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kauli, about 6.1 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 Khairpur Sheikhan
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Kauli 6.1 km
District headquarters Patiala 21 km

Villages closest to Khairpur Sheikhan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajpura 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 Khairpur Sheikhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Khairpur Sheikhan village had a population of 961. That makes it the 110th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Khairpur Sheikhan village has 502 males and 459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khairpur Sheikhan has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Khairpur Sheikhan is 147001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khairpur Sheikhan covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khairpur Sheikhan falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Khairpur Sheikhan is Kauli, about 6.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Khairpur Sheikhan.

Khairpur Sheikhan is about 21 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khairpur Sheikhan is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Rajpura is about 5.8 km away. Kauli is about 6.1 km away. Patiala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairpur Jattan (under 2 km), Alawal Majra (under 2 km) and Said Kheri (2.0 km).

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

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