About Sheikhupur Village

Sheikhupur is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 884, made up of 468 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheikhupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikhupur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Rajpura
Pincode	140702
Area (hectares)	162 hectares
Population	884
Male Population	468
Female Population	416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sheikhupur compares

By the 2011 count Sheikhupur is the 126th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Sheikhupur

Sheikhupur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sheikhupur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sheikhupur from other places

Sheikhupur lies about 16 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kauli, about 8.0 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 Sheikhupur
Nearest railway station	Kauli	8.0 km
Nearest town	Sanaur	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajpura	14 km
District headquarters	Patiala	16 km

Villages closest to Sheikhupur

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.

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Common questions about Sheikhupur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikhupur village had a population of 884. That makes it the 126th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Sheikhupur village has 468 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikhupur has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Sheikhupur is 140702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheikhupur covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sheikhupur falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sheikhupur is Kauli, about 8.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sheikhupur.

Sheikhupur is about 16 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheikhupur is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Kauli is about 8.0 km away. Sanaur is about 11 km away. Rajpura is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.