About Sheikhpura Village

Sheikhpura is a mid sized village in Nakur tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 890, made up of 483 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.73 hectares hectares.

Sheikhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikhpura village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Saharanpur
Tehsil	Nakur
Area (hectares)	87.73 hectares
Population	890
Male Population	483
Female Population	407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	843
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sheikhpura compares

By the 2011 count Sheikhpura is the 209th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 87.73 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Sheikhpura

Sheikhpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sheikhpura as Available within 5 - 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 Sheikhpura from other places

Sheikhpura lies about 18 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Sarsawa, about 9.0 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 Sheikhpura
Tehsil headquarters	Nakur	7.3 km
Nearest town	Nakūr	7.3 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsawa	9.0 km
District headquarters	Saharanpur	18 km

Villages closest to Sheikhpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikhpura village had a population of 890. That makes it the 209th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Sheikhpura village has 483 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikhpura has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 891.

Sheikhpura covers 87.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sheikhpura falls under Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sheikhpura is Sarsawa, about 9.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sheikhpura.

Sheikhpura is about 18 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheikhpura is in Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district. Nakur is about 7.3 km away. Nakūr is about 7.3 km away. Sarsawa is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.