# Sheikhpura Village, Kharar – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 

# Sheikhpura

Sheikhpura is a village in Kharar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140301**. The 2011 Census counted **356 people in 54 households**, the 147th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 356people (2011)
- 54households
- 68.6%literacy
- 140301PIN code

## Sheikhpura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sheikhpura is 140301.** Sheikhpura falls in Kharar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code140301
- Gram panchayatSheikhpura
- Community development blockMajri
- Census village code039065

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sheikhpura from nearby towns?

- Kharar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)16 km by road
- Kurali (nearest town)4 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 Sheikhpura?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sheikhpura; 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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kurali
- ○Degree college10+ km · S.A.S Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · S.A.S Nagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Sheikhpura known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 89% of the 171 hectares of village land is sown, and 137 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 Sheikhpura

Of every 100 households in Sheikhpura in 2011, 100 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 72 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Sheikhpura · ■ Kharar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**39%

Tap water ****96%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%**

**53%

Use banking services ****96%**

**74%

Television ****100%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****72%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**11%

None of these assets ****0%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Sheikhpura?

■ Sheikhpura · ■ Kharar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****835**

**877

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****567**

**834

Working population ****33.4%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 63.4% for women. 57% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 74 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (20%) · **■** Other work 21 (18%)

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 Kharar

- Salempur Khurd396 people
- Dharak Khurd371 people
- Soey Majra371 people
- Gabbe Majra358 people
- Rattangarh349 people
- Kanauran345 people
- Bansepur337 people
- Naggal336 people

[All 184 villages in Kharar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/kharar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sheikhpura?140301
- How far is Sheikhpura from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?16 km by road
- What is the population of Sheikhpura?356 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sheikhpura in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Kharar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Sheikhpura?68.6% (Census 2011)