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About Sheikhupur Village

Sheikhupur is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 291 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140073, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheikhupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikhupur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140073
Area (hectares) 137 hectares
Population 540
Male Population 291
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
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 Sheikhupur compares

By the 2011 count Sheikhupur is the 99th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 137 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Sheikhupur

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

Sheikhupur lies about 10 km from Rupnagar. 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
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 4.7 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 10 km
Nearest town Ropar 10 km

Villages closest to Sheikhupur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur 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 Sheikhupur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikhupur village had a population of 540. That makes it the 99th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Sheikhupur village has 291 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikhupur has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Sheikhupur is 140073. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheikhupur covers 137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sheikhupur falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Sheikhupur notes the nearest railway station 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 Sheikhupur.

Sheikhupur is about 10 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheikhupur is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 4.7 km away. Rupnagar is about 10 km away. Ropar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulian (under 2 km), Farid (under 2 km) and Muzafat (under 2 km).

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

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