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About Sheikhupur Village

Sheikhupur is a large village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,209, made up of 1,055 males and 1,154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheikhupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikhupur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144507
Area (hectares) 420 hectares
Population 2,209
Male Population 1,055
Female Population 1,154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sheikhupur compares

By the 2011 count Sheikhupur is the 27th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 420 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Sheikhupur

Sheikhupur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sheikhupur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Banga, about 9.9 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 Sheikhupur
Nearest railway station Banga 9.9 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 15 km

Villages closest to Sheikhupur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawanshahr 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 2,209. That makes it the 27th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Sheikhupur village has 1,055 males and 1,154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikhupur has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Sheikhupur is 144507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheikhupur covers 420 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sheikhupur falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sheikhupur is Banga, about 9.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sheikhupur.

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

Sheikhupur is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Banga is about 9.9 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 10 km away. Nawanshahr is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mallo Mazara (under 2 km), Laroya (under 2 km) and Paragpur (2.1 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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