# Shekhpura Village, Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/bathinda/talwandi-sabo/shekhpura/ Village · Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda # Shekhpura Shekhpura is a village in Talwandi Sabo sub-district of Bathinda district, Punjab, PIN code **151302**. The 2011 Census counted **5,420 people in 1,037 households**, the 6th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%. - 5,420people (2011) - 1,037households - 53.9%literacy - 151302PIN code ## Shekhpura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shekhpura is 151302.** Shekhpura falls in Talwandi Sabo sub-district, Bathinda district, Punjab. - PIN code151302 - Gram panchayatShekhpura - Community development blockTalwandi Sabo - Census village code035899 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shekhpura from nearby towns? - Talwandi Sabo (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Bathinda (district HQ)35 km by road - Talwandi Sabo (nearest town)3 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 Shekhpura? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Talwandi Sabo - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Talwandi Sabo - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Shekhpura known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and cotton**. About 92% of the 1,955 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,806 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 Shekhpura Of every 100 households in Shekhpura in 2011, 99 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Shekhpura · ■ Talwandi Sabo rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **96% Toilet within the home ****92%** **80% No toilet (open defecation) ****7%** **12% Tap water ****43%** **52% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **72% Use banking services ****58%** **47% Television ****78%** **64% Mobile phone ****72%** **73% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **9% None of these assets ****5%** **11% Own their home ****98%** **87% 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 Shekhpura? ■ Shekhpura · ■ Talwandi Sabo rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.9%** **60.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873** **812 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762** **841 Working population ****35.9%** **43.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.8% for men and 47.2% for women. 56% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 882 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 725 (37%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 197 (10%) · **■** Marginal 131 (7%) 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 Talwandi Sabo - Pakka Kalan8,677 people - Bhagibandar7,489 people - Ram Tirath Jaga6,465 people - Ramgarh Ghuman5,791 people - Sekho4,969 people - Maisar Khana4,807 people - Kot Bakhtu4,789 people - Jodhpur Pakhar4,731 people [All 87 villages in Talwandi Sabo](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/bathinda/talwandi-sabo/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shekhpura?151302 - How far is Shekhpura from Bathinda?35 km by road - What is the population of Shekhpura?5,420 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shekhpura in?Bathinda district (Talwandi Sabo sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Shekhpura?53.9% (Census 2011)