About Sheikhuwas Village

Sheikhuwas is a large village in Lehra tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,671, made up of 1,439 males and 1,232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 815 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheikhuwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikhuwas village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sangrur
Tehsil	Lehra
Pincode	148031
Area (hectares)	815 hectares
Population	2,671
Male Population	1,439
Female Population	1,232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	856
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sheikhuwas compares

By the 2011 count Sheikhuwas is the 18th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,815 residents. Its 815 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 886.

Getting to Sheikhuwas

Sheikhuwas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sheikhuwas as Available within 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 Sheikhuwas from other places

Sheikhuwas lies about 30 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Govindgarh Khokhar, about 5.8 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 Sheikhuwas
Nearest railway station	Govindgarh Khokhar	5.8 km
Nearest town	Lehragaga	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lehra	30 km
District headquarters	Sangrur	30 km

Villages closest to Sheikhuwas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikhuwas village had a population of 2,671. That makes it the 18th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,815 residents.

Sheikhuwas village has 1,439 males and 1,232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikhuwas 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 886.

The pincode recorded for Sheikhuwas is 148031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheikhuwas covers 815 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sheikhuwas falls under Lehra tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sheikhuwas is Govindgarh Khokhar, about 5.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sheikhuwas.

Sheikhuwas is about 30 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheikhuwas is in Lehra tehsil of Sangrur district. Govindgarh Khokhar is about 5.8 km away. Lehragaga is about 7.3 km away. Lehra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.