Shahpurਸ਼ਾਹਪੁਰ

Where is Shahpur?

Shahpur is a village of Amloh tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gobindgarh, about 25 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Amloh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032866, and it covers 388 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,120 people in Shahpur: 583 men and 537 women, living in 204 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 388 hectares, the population density works out to about 289 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 921 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 141, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 379 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.53 per cent and women at 76.22 per cent. The census recorded 433 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 400 main workers, the largest group, 184, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 156 other workers in trade, transport and services and 44 cultivators on their own land. A further 33 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shahpur's land. Of the village's 388 hectares, 345 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (42 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (303 hectares). About 43 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 45 cultivators and 190 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 a PDS ration shop and 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Shahpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gobindgarh, about 25 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Amloh, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kahanpura, Khumna, Salana Jiwan Singh Wala and Majri Kishnewali.

What is the population of Shahpur?

The population of Shahpur was 1,120 at the 2011 census, living in 204 households in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Shahpur have?

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