# Sheikhupur Village, Phillaur, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/phillaur/sheikhupur/ Village · Phillaur, Jalandhar # Sheikhupur Sheikhupur is a village in Phillaur sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144035**. The 2011 Census counted **359 people in 74 households**, the 191st largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 359people (2011) - 74households - 77.3%literacy - 144035PIN code ## Sheikhupur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sheikhupur is 144035.** Sheikhupur falls in Phillaur sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144035 - Gram panchayatSheikhupar - Community development blockNurmahal - Census village code030104 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sheikhupur from nearby towns? - Phillaur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)60 km by road - Phillaur (nearest town)7 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? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Sheikhupur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Begampur - ○Degree college10+ km · Phillaur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pratap Pur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 known for? The main crops are **rice, sugarcane and maize**. About 88% of the 174 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 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 Of every 100 households in Sheikhupur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Sheikhupur · ■ Phillaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **98% Toilet within the home ****64%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****36%** **22% Tap water ****74%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **89% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **54% Use banking services ****78%** **78% Television ****90%** **87% Mobile phone ****89%** **76% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****57%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **12% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****96%** **91% 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? ■ Sheikhupur · ■ Phillaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **957 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **882 Working population ****27.0%** **33.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.6% for men and 69.8% for women. 50% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 36 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (7%) · **■** Other work 51 (53%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%) 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 Phillaur - Rampur443 people - Cholang435 people - Dhinpur398 people - Bhadarpur376 people - Gadra355 people - Burj Kaila348 people - Qadian346 people - Langrian337 people [All 236 villages in Phillaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/phillaur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sheikhupur?144035 - How far is Sheikhupur from Jalandhar?60 km by road - What is the population of Sheikhupur?359 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sheikhupur in?Jalandhar district (Phillaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sheikhupur?77.3% (Census 2011)