Shahpurਸ਼ਾਹਪੁਰ

Where is Shahpur?

Shahpur is a village of Kalanaur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kalanour community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028009, and it covers 106 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 774 people in Shahpur: 399 men and 375 women, living in 150 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 106 hectares, the population density works out to about 730 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 940 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 89, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 9 people, about 1 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.28 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.82 per cent and women at 66.76 per cent. The census recorded 204 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 197 main workers, the largest group, 94, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 67 cultivators on their own land and 27 agricultural labourers. A further 7 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 106 hectares, 92 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (92 hectares). About 14 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 69 cultivators and 30 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 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. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Shahpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kalanaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Wadala Bangar, Amargarh, Bhadwan and Nano Harni.

What is the population of Shahpur?

The population of Shahpur was 774 at the 2011 census, living in 150 households in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Shahpur have?

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