# Sheikh Pura Village, Bishnah, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/bishnah/sheikh-pura/ Village · Bishnah, Jammu # Sheikh Pura Sheikh Pura is a village in Bishnah sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181131**. The 2011 Census counted **548 people in 125 households**, the 63rd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%. - 548people (2011) - 125households - 86.4%literacy - 181131PIN code ## Sheikh Pura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sheikh Pura is 181131.** Sheikh Pura falls in Bishnah sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code181131 - Gram panchayatKathar - Community development blockBishnah - Census village code006248 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sheikh Pura from nearby towns? - Bishnah (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Jammu (district HQ)33 km by road - Bishnah (nearest town)12 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 Sheikh Pura? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Sheikh Pura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Adhler - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jammu - ○Degree college10+ km · Jammu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Sheikh Pura known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and bajra**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 96% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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 Sheikh Pura Of every 100 households in Sheikh Pura in 2011, 92 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sheikh Pura · ■ Bishnah rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **97% Toilet within the home ****6%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **76% Tap water ****3%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **85% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **44% Use banking services ****97%** **82% Television ****2%** **80% Mobile phone ****94%** **72% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **35% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **5% None of these assets ****5%** **8% Own their home ****100%** **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 Sheikh Pura? ■ Sheikh Pura · ■ Bishnah rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%** **81.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862** **746 Working population ****53.5%** **27.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.2% for men and 83.6% for women. 52% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (31%) · **■** Household industry 15 (5%) · **■** Other work 18 (6%) · **■** Marginal 169 (58%) 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 Bishnah - Kotla601 people - Puwal600 people - Jindor Khurd590 people - Kuhal Khurd557 people - Marhol543 people - Mujua Lakhmi530 people - Muzaffar Pur519 people - Chak Suba501 people [All 116 villages in Bishnah](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/bishnah/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sheikh Pura?181131 - How far is Sheikh Pura from Jammu?33 km by road - What is the population of Sheikh Pura?548 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sheikh Pura in?Jammu district (Bishnah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Sheikh Pura?86.4% (Census 2011)