About Sheikhpur Kandhela Village

Sheikhpur Kandhela is a small village in Behat tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 140 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.45 hectares hectares.

Sheikhpur Kandhela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikhpur Kandhela village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Saharanpur
Tehsil	Behat
Area (hectares)	96.45 hectares
Population	290
Male Population	140
Female Population	150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,071
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sheikhpur Kandhela compares

By the 2011 count Sheikhpur Kandhela is the 238th largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents. Its 96.45 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Sheikhpur Kandhela

Sheikhpur Kandhela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sheikhpur Kandhela as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Sheikhpur Kandhela from other places

Sheikhpur Kandhela lies about 20 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Baliakheri, about 20 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 Sheikhpur Kandhela
Tehsil headquarters	Behat	9.9 km
District headquarters	Saharanpur	20 km
Nearest town	Sahāranpur	20 km
Nearest railway station	Baliakheri	20 km

Villages closest to Sheikhpur Kandhela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Behat 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 Sheikhpur Kandhela

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikhpur Kandhela village had a population of 290. That makes it the 238th largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents.

Sheikhpur Kandhela village has 140 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikhpur Kandhela has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 895.

Sheikhpur Kandhela covers 96.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sheikhpur Kandhela falls under Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sheikhpur Kandhela is Baliakheri, about 20 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 and private bus service as Available for Sheikhpur Kandhela.

Sheikhpur Kandhela is about 20 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheikhpur Kandhela is in Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district. Behat is about 9.9 km away. Saharanpur is about 20 km away. Sahāranpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Farkhpur Nawada (under 2 km), Bhoolni (under 2 km) and Mirzapur Puzneki (1.6 km).

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