About Sheikh Village

Sheikh is a mid sized village in Tarn Taran tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 858, made up of 441 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheikh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikh village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Tarn Taran
Tehsil	Tarn Taran
Pincode	143415
Area (hectares)	246 hectares
Population	858
Male Population	441
Female Population	417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sheikh compares

By the 2011 count Sheikh is the 154th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,215 residents. Its 246 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Sheikh

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

How far is Sheikh from other places

Sheikh lies about 14 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Jandoke, about 8.3 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 Sheikh
Nearest railway station	Jandoke	8.3 km
Nearest town	Bhikkiwind Uttār	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tarn Taran	14 km

Villages closest to Sheikh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tarn Taran 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 Sheikh

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikh village had a population of 858. That makes it the 154th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,215 residents.

Sheikh village has 441 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikh has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Sheikh is 143415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheikh covers 246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sheikh falls under Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sheikh is Jandoke, about 8.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sheikh.

Sheikh is about 14 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheikh is in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Jandoke is about 8.3 km away. Bhikkiwind Uttār is about 10 km away. Tarn Taran is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.