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[[Image:sheikhanGE.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A satellite view of the region from above 40 miles.]]''</small>
Sheikhan situated in Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan, its geographical coordinates are 31° 36' 15" North, 72° 27' 36" East and its original name (with diacritics) is Sheikhān.
Some 2000 acre land is said to be possessed by the village.
The village Sheikhan is situated in some distance about 2.5 km from the right bank of river [[Chenab]] (Chanhan) in [[Utar]] region which flows in south east of village. A rain pond is also located at some half miles distant from village in souhthern side called '''Sangar'''.
In North Side, a canal flowing from river Jehlum (Vehat) provides water to village lands for cultivation. Most of the population lives in old villages while a colony was also settled by prime minister [[Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto]] in 70s for non landowning people, and also a number of population is living in north side crossing the canal after the development of a link road between [[Jhang]] and [[Lalian]] which is called [[Adda Sheikhan]].
Adjoining Villages in West are [[Ratta Matta]], [[Sahdipur]], [[Tibbi Nalera]], [[TindianWala]], [[Kot Sultan]], [[Inayatpur]] and [[Thatta Shah Jamal]] whole across the river [[Thatta Muhammad Shah]]. Other several wells are part of the village and are also populated place like [[Chah Rustlliwala]],[[Mundi ber]], [[Jhalar Nathu Shah]].
As before the canal irrigation system each 50 acre land was cultivated with the help of wells, so there are several wells existing in village lands like [[Gulabewala]], [[Rariwala]], Ameerwala, Hari Singh Wala, Kohluwala etc.
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