Sheikhpur jagirਸ਼ੇਖਪੁਰ ਜਗਿਰ

Where is Sheikhpur jagir?

Sheikhpur jagir is a village in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 35 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and is served by the Sheikhpur Jagir gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036773, and it covers 111 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 328 people in Sheikhpur jagir: 177 men and 151 women, living in 67 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 111 hectares, the population density works out to about 295 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 853 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 34, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 25 people, about 8 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.37 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.6 per cent and women at 64.39 per cent. The census recorded 120 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 113 main workers, the largest group, 68, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 23 agricultural labourers and 21 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sheikhpur jagir's land. Of the village's 111 hectares, 72 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (72 hectares). About 39 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 68 cultivators and 30 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sheikhpur jagir is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 35 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dudhan Sadhan, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Niamatpur, Abdulpur, Dhagrauli and Makhmailpur.

What is the population of Sheikhpur jagir?

The population of Sheikhpur jagir was 328 at the 2011 census, living in 67 households in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Sheikhpur jagir have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sheikhpur jagir has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.