Village · Nilokheri, Karnal
# Sheikhanpur

Sheikhanpur is a village in Nilokheri sub-district of Karnal district, Haryana, PIN code 132117. The 2011 Census counted 604 people in 123 households, the 64th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.
- 604 people (2011)
- 123 households
- 72.9% literacy
- 132117 PIN code

## Sheikhanpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sheikhanpur is 132117. Sheikhanpur falls in Nilokheri sub-district, Karnal district, Haryana.
- PIN code 132117
- Gram panchayat Sheikhanpur
- Community development block Nilokheri
- Census village code 059029

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sheikhanpur from nearby towns?
- Nilokheri (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Karnal (district HQ) 18 km by road
- Taraori (nearest town) 3 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sheikhanpur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sheikhanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Tarawadi
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Tarawadi
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Tarawadi
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 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 Sheikhanpur known for?

The main crops are wheat, paddy and corn. Products made here include rice mill. About 83% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sheikhanpur

Of every 100 households in Sheikhanpur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Sheikhanpur · ■ Nilokheri rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 94%
- Toilet within the home 71% 67%
- No toilet (open defecation) 29% 30%
- Tap water 87% 81%
- Drinking water within premises 92% 78%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 20% 40%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 78% 58%
- Use banking services 63% 59%
- Television 70% 74%
- Mobile phone 57% 69%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 23% 34%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 6%
- None of these assets 10% 10%
- Own their home 97% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sheikhanpur?

■ Sheikhanpur · ■ Nilokheri rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.9% 73.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 847 894
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 784 829
- Working population 23.5% 34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 66.5% for women. 41% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 38 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 45 (32%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 44 (31%) · ■ Marginal 13 (9%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nilokheri
- Bursham 766 people
- Sohlun 731 people
- Nilokheri 670 people
- Manak Majra 638 people
- Machuri 583 people
- Amargarh 568 people
- Sherpur Viran 450 people
- Lathron 419 people

All 76 villages in Nilokheri

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sheikhanpur? 132117
- How far is Sheikhanpur from Karnal? 18 km by road
- What is the population of Sheikhanpur? 604 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sheikhanpur in? Karnal district (Nilokheri sub-district), Haryana
- What is the literacy rate of Sheikhanpur? 72.9% (Census 2011)

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