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Shekhwan (138)

Batala mandal
Pincode 143516
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Karanjit Singh
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LGD code
28656
Pincode
143516
Post office
Qadian
Population
1,592
Households
303
Literacy rate
65%
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000♂
Workers
955
Census 2011 · in context

How Shekhwan (138) compares

By population, Shekhwan (138) ranks #81 of 298 villages in Batala mandal.

Literacy rate
%
65.0%
+0.3% vs mandal average
Shekhwan (138)
65.0%
Batala mandal
64.7%
Gurdaspur district
71.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
893
−14 vs mandal average
Shekhwan (138)
893
Batala mandal
907
Household size
people per home
5.3
Same as the mandal average
Shekhwan (138)
5.3
Batala mandal
5.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Shekhwan (138) at a glance

Shekhwan (138) is a village of 1,592 people in 303 households (Census 2011) in Batala tehsil, Gurdaspur district, Punjab, the 81st-largest of 298 villages in Batala tehsil. Literacy is 65%, about the same as the tehsil average of 65% and the sex ratio is 893 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 143516, served by Qadian post office; the LGD village code is 28656. The sarpanch is Karanjit Singh, and the village votes in Batala assembly constituency, represented by MLA Amansher Singh (Shery Kalsi). The population is estimated at 1,877 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Key facts — Shekhwan (138)

LGD code
28656
Pincode
143516
Post office
Qadian
Population (Census 2011)
1,592
Population (projected 2026)
1,877
Households
303
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
893
Literacy rate
65.0%
Lok Sabha constituency
Gurdaspur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Batala
Member of Parliament
Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa
Member of Legislative Assembly
Amansher Singh (Shery Kalsi)
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Karanjit Singh
Block / Mandal
Batala
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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)