# Sheikhupur Majiri Village, Pathankot, Gurdaspur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/pathankot/sheikhupur-majiri/ Village · Pathankot, Gurdaspur # Sheikhupur Majiri Sheikhupur Majiri is a village in Pathankot sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **145026**. The 2011 Census counted **1,239 people in 225 households**, the 88th largest of 336 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,239people (2011) - 225households - 78.1%literacy - 145026PIN code ## Sheikhupur Majiri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sheikhupur Majiri is 145026.** Sheikhupur Majiri falls in Pathankot sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code145026 - Gram panchayatSheikhpur Majiri - Community development blockNarot Jaimal Singh - Census village code027726 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sheikhupur Majiri from nearby towns? - Pathankot (sub-district HQ)33 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)33 km by road - Pathankot (nearest town)27 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 Sheikhupur Majiri? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Sheikhupur Majiri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sujanpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Gurdaspur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sujanpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Sheikhupur Majiri known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice. About 93% of the 362 hectares of village land is sown, and 335 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 Sheikhupur Majiri Of every 100 households in Sheikhupur Majiri in 2011, 97 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sheikhupur Majiri · ■ Pathankot rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****4%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **68% Tap water ****9%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****100%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **44% Use banking services ****77%** **67% Television ****74%** **80% Mobile phone ****28%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****37%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****10%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 Sheikhupur Majiri? ■ Sheikhupur Majiri · ■ Pathankot rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918** **913 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975** **828 Working population ****30.0%** **29.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.0% for men and 69.5% for women. 54% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 113 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (46%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (19%) · **■** Marginal 17 (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 Pathankot - Khush Nagar1,294 people - Bhadrali1,274 people - Pharwal 45)1,264 people - Targarh1,245 people - Dholowal1,231 people - Haibat Pindi1,223 people - Bhatoia1,213 people - Gurdaspur Bhaian1,213 people [All 370 villages in Pathankot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/pathankot/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sheikhupur Majiri?145026 - How far is Sheikhupur Majiri from Gurdaspur?33 km by road - What is the population of Sheikhupur Majiri?1,239 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sheikhupur Majiri in?Gurdaspur district (Pathankot sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sheikhupur Majiri?78.1% (Census 2011)