# Sheikhpur Kalan Village, Dera Bassi – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/sheikhpur-kalan/ Village · Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Sheikhpur Kalan Sheikhpur Kalan is a village in Dera Bassi sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140507**. The 2011 Census counted **564 people in 103 households**, the 108th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 564people (2011) - 103households - 83.1%literacy - 140507PIN code ## Sheikhpur Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sheikhpur Kalan is 140507.** Sheikhpur Kalan falls in Dera Bassi sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140507 - Gram panchayatSheikhpur Kalan - Community development blockDera Bassi - Census village code039352 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sheikhpur Kalan from nearby towns? - Dera Bassi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)31 km by road - Dera Bassi (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 Sheikhpur Kalan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sheikhpur Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dera Bassi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Derabassi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dera Bassi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Sheikhpur Kalan known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 92% of the 118 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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 Sheikhpur Kalan Of every 100 households in Sheikhpur Kalan in 2011, 92 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Sheikhpur Kalan · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **97% Toilet within the home ****46%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **42% Tap water ****61%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****81%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%** **59% Use banking services ****56%** **60% Television ****70%** **80% Mobile phone ****82%** **72% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****41%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **9% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **89% 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 Sheikhpur Kalan? ■ Sheikhpur Kalan · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855** **862 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733** **801 Working population ****30.7%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.2% for men and 76.2% for women. 53% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 31 (18%) · **■** Household industry 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 132 (76%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%) 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 Dera Bassi - Fatehpur Jattan669 people - Mandi603 people - Naraingarh601 people - Rampur bahal578 people - Kauli Majra563 people - Sangotha536 people - Haripur kuran509 people - Dandrala497 people [All 150 villages in Dera Bassi](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sheikhpur Kalan?140507 - How far is Sheikhpur Kalan from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?31 km by road - What is the population of Sheikhpur Kalan?564 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sheikhpur Kalan in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sheikhpur Kalan?83.1% (Census 2011)