# Sheikh Village, Dasua, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/sheikh/ Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur # Sheikh Sheikh is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **142222**. The 2011 Census counted **413 people in 101 households**, the 257th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%. - 413people (2011) - 101households - 74.5%literacy - 142222PIN code ## Sheikh PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sheikh is 142222.** Sheikh falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code142222 - Gram panchayatPandori--Atwalan - Community development blockBhunga - Census village code030900 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sheikh from nearby towns? - Dasua (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)45 km by road - Dasua (nearest town)15 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? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sheikh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dasua - ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 78% of the 171 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Of every 100 households in Sheikh in 2011, 93 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sheikh · ■ Dasua rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **97% Toilet within the home ****25%** **61% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **38% Tap water ****30%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****78%** **89% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **63% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **35% Use banking services ****95%** **85% Television ****75%** **88% Mobile phone ****74%** **78% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****52%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **10% None of these assets ****6%** **3% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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? ■ Sheikh · ■ Dasua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%** **83.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1096** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957** **827 Working population ****22.8%** **30.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.1% for men and 64.9% for women. 45% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 23 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (31%) · **■** Household industry 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 37 (39%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%) 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 Dasua - Mand416 people - Rai Chak415 people - Jia Sahota Khurd414 people - Neknampur414 people - Bhagian412 people - Jalal Nangal408 people - Ganga Chak402 people - Hamza402 people [All 398 villages in Dasua](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sheikh?142222 - How far is Sheikh from Hoshiarpur?45 km by road - What is the population of Sheikh?413 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sheikh in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sheikh?74.5% (Census 2011)