Shehzadpurਸ਼ਹਿਜ਼ਾਦਪੁਰ

Where is Shehzadpur?

Shehzadpur is a village of Bassi Pathana tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bassi Pathana community development block and is served by the Saehzadpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032572, and it covers 182 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 576 people in Shehzadpur: 298 men and 278 women, living in 115 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 182 hectares, the population density works out to about 316 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 933 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 45, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 242 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.41 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.12 per cent and women at 76.38 per cent. The census recorded 191 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 191 main workers, the largest group, 107, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 81 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shehzadpur's land. Of the village's 182 hectares, 172 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (172 hectares). About 10 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 81 cultivators and 3 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Shehzadpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Bassi Pathana, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Baher, Shivdaspur, Raily and Bhanguan.

What is the population of Shehzadpur?

The population of Shehzadpur was 576 at the 2011 census, living in 115 households in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Shehzadpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Shehzadpur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.