# Sheikhpur Village, Ferozepur Jhirka, Mewat (Haryana) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/mewat/ferozepur-jhirka/sheikhpur/ Village · Ferozepur Jhirka, Mewat # Sheikhpur Sheikhpur is a village in Ferozepur Jhirka sub-district of Mewat district, Haryana, PIN code **122108**. The 2011 Census counted **1,664 people in 217 households**, the 68th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.5%. - 1,664people (2011) - 217households - 51.8%literacy - 122108PIN code ## Sheikhpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sheikhpur is 122108.** Sheikhpur falls in Ferozepur Jhirka sub-district, Mewat district, Haryana. - PIN code122108 - Gram panchayatSheikhpur - Community development blockFerozepur Jhirka - Census village code063316 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sheikhpur from nearby towns? - Ferozepur Jhirka (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Mewat At Nuh (district HQ)55 km by road - Ferozepur Jhirka (nearest town)20 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Sheikhpur? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Sheikhpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ferozepur Jhirka - ○Degree college10+ km · Nuh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ferozepur Jhirka - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sheikhpur known for? The main crops are **paddy and mustard**. Products made here include rice mill and atta chakki. About 66% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Sheikhpur Of every 100 households in Sheikhpur in 2011, 77 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Sheikhpur · ■ Ferozepur Jhirka rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **49% Toilet within the home ****18%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **89% Tap water ****0%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****31%** **31% Television ****6%** **6% Mobile phone ****53%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****34%** **23% Own their home ****99%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Sheikhpur? ■ Sheikhpur · ■ Ferozepur Jhirka rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.8%** **49.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863** **913 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887** **921 Working population ****36.6%** **29.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.2% for men and 30.4% for women. 36% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (11%) · **■** Other work 28 (5%) · **■** Marginal 512 (84%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Ferozepur Jhirka - Madhi1,718 people - Nai Nagla1,688 people - Dhondal1,674 people - Nimkhera1,670 people - Gumat Bihari1,641 people - Dunghran Shahzadpur1,638 people - Umri1,634 people - Mohlaka1,632 people [All 145 villages in Ferozepur Jhirka](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/mewat/ferozepur-jhirka/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sheikhpur?122108 - How far is Sheikhpur from Mewat At Nuh?55 km by road - What is the population of Sheikhpur?1,664 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sheikhpur in?Mewat district (Ferozepur Jhirka sub-district), Haryana - What is the literacy rate of Sheikhpur?51.8% (Census 2011)