Sheikhupur Baghਸ਼ੇਖੂਪੁਰ ਬਘ

Where is Sheikhupur Bagh?

Sheikhupur Bagh is a village of Nawanshahr tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nawansahar, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nawanshahr community development block and is served by the Sheikhupur Bahg gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032331, and it covers 219 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 924 people in Sheikhupur Bagh: 474 men and 450 women, living in 181 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 219 hectares, the population density works out to about 422 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 949 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 89, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 309 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.28 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.48 per cent and women at 72.57 per cent. The census recorded 310 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 273 main workers, the largest group, 198, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 71 cultivators on their own land and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 37 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sheikhupur Bagh's land. Of the village's 219 hectares, 200 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (200 hectares). About 19 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 74 cultivators and 9 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Sheikhupur Bagh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nawansahar, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nawanshahr, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Shahpur, Dopalpur, Patti Shahpur and Ranewal.

What is the population of Sheikhupur Bagh?

The population of Sheikhupur Bagh was 924 at the 2011 census, living in 181 households in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Sheikhupur Bagh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sheikhupur Bagh has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.