# Sheikhuwas Village, Lehra, Sangrur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Lehra, Sangrur 

# Sheikhuwas

Sheikhuwas is a village in Lehra sub-district of Sangrur district, Punjab, PIN code **148031**. The 2011 Census counted **2,671 people in 505 households**, the 18th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%.

- 2,671people (2011)
- 505households
- 49.4%literacy
- 148031PIN code

## Sheikhuwas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sheikhuwas is 148031.** Sheikhuwas falls in Lehra sub-district, Sangrur district, Punjab.

- PIN code148031
- Gram panchayatSheikhuwas
- Community development blockLehragaga
- Census village code039908

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

## How far is Sheikhuwas from nearby towns?

- Lehra (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Sangrur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Lehragaga (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 Sheikhuwas?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sheikhuwas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chural Kalan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lehra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Moonak
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Sheikhuwas known for?

The main crops are **wheat and rice**. Products made here include atta. About 91% of the 815 hectares of village land is sown, and 740 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 Sheikhuwas

Of every 100 households in Sheikhuwas in 2011, 89 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Sheikhuwas · ■ Lehra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**25%

Tap water ****17%**

**31%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**81%

Use banking services ****49%**

**56%

Television ****71%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**36%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**6%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Sheikhuwas?

■ Sheikhuwas · ■ Lehra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.4%**

**56.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**844

Working population ****33.4%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.7% for men and 43.2% for women. 55% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 499 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (13%) · **■** Household industry 50 (6%) · **■** Other work 95 (11%) · **■** Marginal 130 (15%)

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 Lehra

- Lehal Khurd3,055 people
- Khokhar2,966 people
- Kal Banjara2,787 people
- Fatehgarh2,702 people
- Sangatiwala2,668 people
- Ramgarh Sandhwan2,601 people
- Ladal2,595 people
- Bakhora Kallan2,582 people

[All 39 villages in Lehra](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/lehra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sheikhuwas?148031
- How far is Sheikhuwas from Sangrur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sheikhuwas?2,671 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sheikhuwas in?Sangrur district (Lehra sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Sheikhuwas?49.4% (Census 2011)