About Sheikhpur Kalan Village

Sheikhpur Kalan is a mid sized village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 564, made up of 304 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheikhpur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikhpur Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Dera Bassi
Pincode	140507
Area (hectares)	118 hectares
Population	564
Male Population	304
Female Population	260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	855
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sheikhpur Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Sheikhpur Kalan is the 104th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 866.

Getting to Sheikhpur Kalan

Sheikhpur Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sheikhpur Kalan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sheikhpur Kalan from other places

Sheikhpur Kalan lies about 21 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Shambhu, about 7.2 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 Sheikhpur Kalan
Nearest railway station	Shambhu	7.2 km
Nearest town	Lālru	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Bassi	17 km
District headquarters	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar	21 km

Villages closest to Sheikhpur Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Sheikhpur Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikhpur Kalan village had a population of 564. That makes it the 104th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Sheikhpur Kalan village has 304 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikhpur Kalan has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Sheikhpur Kalan is 140507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheikhpur Kalan covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sheikhpur Kalan falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sheikhpur Kalan is Shambhu, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sheikhpur Kalan.

Sheikhpur Kalan is about 21 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheikhpur Kalan is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Shambhu is about 7.2 km away. Lālru is about 8.9 km away. Dera Bassi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.