Shahpurਸ਼ਾਹਪੁਰ

Where is Shahpur?

Shahpur is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhariwal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028312, and it covers 140 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 378 people in Shahpur: 198 men and 180 women, living in 77 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 140 hectares, the population density works out to about 270 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 909 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 49, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 9 people, about 2 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.05 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.21 per cent and women at 56.52 per cent. The census recorded 121 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 114 main workers, the largest group, 107, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 7 cultivators on their own land. 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 140 hectares, 131 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (3 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (128 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 7 cultivators and 0 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Shahpur is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khudna, Zafarwal, Mali Samrai and Chaudharpur.

What is the population of Shahpur?

The population of Shahpur was 378 at the 2011 census, living in 77 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Shahpur have?

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