# Sheikhpur Village, Batala, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/sheikhpur/ Village · Batala, Gurdaspur # Sheikhpur Sheikhpur is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143505**. The 2011 Census counted **1,716 people in 333 households**, the 90th largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 1,716people (2011) - 333households - 73.4%literacy - 143505PIN code ## Sheikhpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sheikhpur is 143505.** Sheikhpur falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143505 - Gram panchayatSheikhpur - Community development blockBatala - Census village code028723 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? - Batala (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)38 km by road - Batala (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 Sheikhpur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Sheikhpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Batala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batala - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 **wheat**. About 84% of the 402 hectares of village land is sown, and 337 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, 100 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Sheikhpur · ■ Batala rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **93% Toilet within the home ****63%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **36% Tap water ****1%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****100%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **56% Use banking services ****75%** **59% Television ****86%** **83% Mobile phone ****92%** **71% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****45%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **6% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****93%** **98% 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 · ■ Batala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **798 Working population ****35.4%** **33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.7% for men and 67.7% for women. 53% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 128 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (6%) · **■** Household industry 19 (3%) · **■** Other work 394 (65%) · **■** Marginal 33 (5%) 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 Batala - Mand1,733 people - Seera1,726 people - Talwandi Jhunglan1,718 people - Missarpura1,717 people - Bijliwal1,685 people - Dadiala Najara1,670 people - Badowal Kalan1,667 people - Basarpura1,659 people [All 360 villages in Batala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sheikhpur?143505 - How far is Sheikhpur from Gurdaspur?38 km by road - What is the population of Sheikhpur?1,716 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sheikhpur in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sheikhpur?73.4% (Census 2011)