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About Seikhpur Village

Seikhpur is a small village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 186 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Seikhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Seikhpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140114
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 370
Male Population 186
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Seikhpur compares

By the 2011 count Seikhpur is the 149th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Seikhpur

Seikhpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Seikhpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Seikhpur from other places

Seikhpur lies about 20 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 5.0 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 Seikhpur
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 10 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 20 km
Nearest town Ropar 20 km

Villages closest to Seikhpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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 Seikhpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Seikhpur village had a population of 370. That makes it the 149th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Seikhpur village has 186 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Seikhpur has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Seikhpur is 140114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Seikhpur covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Seikhpur falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Seikhpur is Kiratpur Sahib, about 5.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Seikhpur.

Seikhpur is about 20 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Seikhpur is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 5.0 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 10 km away. Rupnagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalpur (under 2 km), Lahrian (under 2 km) and Bassali (under 2 km).

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

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