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About Sheikhpura Village

Sheikhpura is a small village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 194 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheikhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikhpura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140301
Area (hectares) 171 hectares
Population 356
Male Population 194
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sheikhpura compares

By the 2011 count Sheikhpura is the 146th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Sheikhpura

The census records public bus service for Sheikhpura 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sheikhpura from other places

Sheikhpura lies about 18 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kurali, about 5.9 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 Sheikhpura
Nearest town Kūrāli 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Kurali 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharar 9.0 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 18 km

Villages closest to Sheikhpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikhpura village had a population of 356. That makes it the 146th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Sheikhpura village has 194 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikhpura has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Sheikhpura is 140301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheikhpura covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sheikhpura falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sheikhpura is Kurali, about 5.9 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 <5 km distance for Sheikhpura.

Sheikhpura is about 18 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.

Sheikhpura is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Kūrāli is about 5.5 km away. Kurali is about 5.9 km away. Kharar is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andheri (under 2 km), Khairpur (under 2 km) and Chandpur (1.7 km).

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

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