Village · Gharaunda, Karnal # Sheikhopura Sheikhopura is a village in Gharaunda sub-district of Karnal district, Haryana, PIN code 132114. The 2011 Census counted 3,197 people in 615 households, the 19th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%. - 3,197 people (2011) - 615 households - 75.0% literacy - 132114 PIN code ## Sheikhopura PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sheikhopura is 132114. Sheikhopura falls in Gharaunda sub-district, Karnal district, Haryana. - PIN code 132114 - Gram panchayat Sheikhopura - Community development block Gharaunda - Census village code 059374 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sheikhopura from nearby towns? - Gharaunda (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road - Karnal (district HQ) 22 km by road - Gharaunda (nearest town) 2 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sheikhopura? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sheikhopura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Gharaunda - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Gharaunda - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Karnal - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 13 h summer · 14 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sheikhopura known for? The main crops are wheat, paddy and mustard. Products made here include earthen pots. About 78% of the 744 hectares of village land is sown, and 577 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sheikhopura Of every 100 households in Sheikhopura in 2011, 97 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Sheikhopura · ■ Gharaunda rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 86% - Toilet within the home 81% 65% - No toilet (open defecation) 9% 31% - Tap water 48% 77% - Drinking water within premises 68% 66% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 42% 30% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 57% 69% - Use banking services 47% 59% - Television 76% 63% - Mobile phone 58% 64% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 35% 29% - Car / jeep / van 5% 4% - None of these assets 9% 14% - Own their home 97% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sheikhopura? ■ Sheikhopura · ■ Gharaunda rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.0% 68.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 892 884 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 752 840 - Working population 29.3% 33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.1% for men and 63.9% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 258 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 126 (13%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 294 (31%) · ■ Marginal 249 (27%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gharaunda - Garhi Khajur 3,871 people - Phurlak 3,757 people - Chaunra 3,419 people - Alipur Khalsa 3,330 people - Dingar Majra 2,862 people - Mundi Garhi 2,819 people - Raipur Jattan 2,793 people - Kalheri 2,634 people All 55 villages in Gharaunda ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sheikhopura? 132114 - How far is Sheikhopura from Karnal? 22 km by road - What is the population of Sheikhopura? 3,197 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sheikhopura in? Karnal district (Gharaunda sub-district), Haryana - What is the literacy rate of Sheikhopura? 75.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/karnal/gharaunda/sheikhopura/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.