# Sheikhupur Village, Kapurthala, Kapurthala (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/kapurthala/kapurthala/sheikhupur/ Village · Kapurthala, Kapurthala # Sheikhupur Sheikhupur is a village in Kapurthala sub-district of Kapurthala district, Punjab, PIN code **144601**. The 2011 Census counted **1,678 people in 331 households**, the 27th largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 1,678people (2011) - 331households - 72.3%literacy - 144601PIN code ## Sheikhupur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sheikhupur is 144601.** Sheikhupur falls in Kapurthala sub-district, Kapurthala district, Punjab. - PIN code144601 - Gram panchayatSheikhupur - Community development blockKapurthala - Census village code029274 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? - Kapurthala (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Kapurthala (district HQ)3 km by road - Kapurthala (nearest town)1 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? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Sheikhupur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kapurthala - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kapurthala - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kapurthala - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 **maize, wheat and paddy**. Products made here include khurpa. About 76% of the 559 hectares of village land is sown, and 424 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, 98 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Sheikhupur · ■ Kapurthala rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****95%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **21% Tap water ****98%** **44% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **83% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **54% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%** **42% Use banking services ****60%** **72% Television ****83%** **84% Mobile phone ****73%** **80% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****44%** **52% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **11% None of these assets ****7%** **4% Own their home ****96%** **92% 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 · ■ Kapurthala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **878 Working population ****26.9%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.9% for men and 65.4% for women. 39% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 59 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (32%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 219 (48%) · **■** Marginal 16 (4%) 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 Kapurthala - Kot Karar Khan1,858 people - Khera Dona1,802 people - Saidowal1,786 people - Sangojla1,767 people - Wadala Kalan1,639 people - Razapur1,627 people - Khukhrain1,576 people - Isharwal1,537 people [All 260 villages in Kapurthala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/kapurthala/kapurthala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sheikhupur?144601 - How far is Sheikhupur from Kapurthala?3 km by road - What is the population of Sheikhupur?1,678 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sheikhupur in?Kapurthala district (Kapurthala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sheikhupur?72.3% (Census 2011)