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About Sheikhe Mazara Village

Sheikhe Mazara is a small village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 393, made up of 204 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheikhe Mazara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikhe Mazara village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144517
Area (hectares) 246 hectares
Population 393
Male Population 204
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sheikhe Mazara compares

By the 2011 count Sheikhe Mazara is the 236th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 246 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Sheikhe Mazara

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

How far is Sheikhe Mazara from other places

Sheikhe Mazara lies about 13 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 5.3 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 Sheikhe Mazara
Nearest railway station Rahon 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 12 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 13 km

Villages closest to Sheikhe Mazara

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 Sheikhe Mazara

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikhe Mazara village had a population of 393. That makes it the 236th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Sheikhe Mazara village has 204 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikhe Mazara has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Sheikhe Mazara is 144517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheikhe Mazara covers 246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sheikhe Mazara is Rahon, about 5.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sheikhe Mazara.

Sheikhe Mazara is about 13 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.

Sheikhe Mazara is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Rahon is about 5.3 km away. Nawanshahr is about 12 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thathiala (under 2 km), Dilawarpur (under 2 km) and Saidpur Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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