# Sheikhwan Village, Batala, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/sheikhwan/ Village · Batala, Gurdaspur # Sheikhwan Sheikhwan is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143515**. The 2011 Census counted **1,592 people in 303 households**, the 95th largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 1,592people (2011) - 303households - 73.0%literacy - 143515PIN code ## Sheikhwan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sheikhwan is 143515.** Sheikhwan falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143515 - Gram panchayatSheikhwan - Community development blockBatala - Census village code028656 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sheikhwan from nearby towns? - Batala (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)41 km by road - Batala (nearest town)11 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 Sheikhwan? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Sheikhwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jaitu Sarja - ○Degree college10+ km · Batala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batala - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Sheikhwan known for? The main crops are **wheat, wheat and sugarcane**. Products made here include gur, chhirai and panjai. About 84% of the 384 hectares of village land is sown, and 324 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 Sheikhwan Of every 100 households in Sheikhwan in 2011, 94 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Sheikhwan · ■ Batala rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****69%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****31%** **36% Tap water ****1%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****95%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **56% Use banking services ****62%** **59% Television ****84%** **83% Mobile phone ****83%** **71% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****48%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **6% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****100%** **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 Sheikhwan? ■ Sheikhwan · ■ Batala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882** **798 Working population ****60.0%** **33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.3% for men and 66.1% for women. 69% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 222 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (3%) · **■** Household industry 49 (5%) · **■** Other work 538 (56%) · **■** Marginal 121 (13%) 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 - Bijliwal1,685 people - Dadiala Najara1,670 people - Badowal Kalan1,667 people - Basarpura1,659 people - Qila Desa Singh1,585 people - Sakhowal1,560 people - Padda1,557 people - Shahbad1,556 people [All 360 villages in Batala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sheikhwan?143515 - How far is Sheikhwan from Gurdaspur?41 km by road - What is the population of Sheikhwan?1,592 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sheikhwan in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sheikhwan?73.0% (Census 2011)