# Sheikhupur Village, Chamkaur Sahib, Rupnagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/chamkaur-sahib/sheikhupur/ Village · Chamkaur Sahib, Rupnagar # Sheikhupur Sheikhupur is a village in Chamkaur Sahib sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140073**. The 2011 Census counted **540 people in 100 households**, the 103rd largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.0%. - 540people (2011) - 100households - 96.9%literacy - 140073PIN code ## Sheikhupur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sheikhupur is 140073.** Sheikhupur falls in Chamkaur Sahib sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140073 - Gram panchayatSheikhupur - Community development blockChamkaur Sahib - Census village code038785 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? - Chamkaur Sahib (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Rupnagar (district HQ)6 km by road - Chamkaur Sahib (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? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Sheikhupur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Bela - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Rupnagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rupnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 14 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 **wheat and paddy**. About 87% of the 137 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 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, 100 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 74 a two-wheeler and 20 a car. ■ Sheikhupur · ■ Chamkaur Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****92%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **27% Tap water ****89%** **42% Drinking water within premises ****98%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%** **55% Use banking services ****81%** **77% Television ****94%** **86% Mobile phone ****80%** **78% Computer with internet ****9%** **3% Two-wheeler ****74%** **56% Car / jeep / van ****20%** **12% None of these assets ****0%** **2% 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? ■ Sheikhupur · ■ Chamkaur Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****96.9%** **82.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856** **888 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **849 Working population ****81.9%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.1% for men and 95.5% for women. 81% of men and 83% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 84 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (3%) · **■** Household industry 154 (35%) · **■** Other work 88 (20%) · **■** Marginal 104 (24%) 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 Chamkaur Sahib - Kotli564 people - Bahbalpur548 people - Charheri544 people - Talapur543 people - Jagatpur527 people - Ramgarh524 people - Dhaulran515 people - Fatehgarh515 people [All 191 villages in Chamkaur Sahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/chamkaur-sahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sheikhupur?140073 - How far is Sheikhupur from Rupnagar?6 km by road - What is the population of Sheikhupur?540 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sheikhupur in?Rupnagar district (Chamkaur Sahib sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sheikhupur?96.9% (Census 2011)