Shahpurਸ਼ਾਹਪੁਰ

Where is Shahpur?

Shahpur is a village in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dinanagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027863, and it covers 124 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 534 people in Shahpur: 288 men and 246 women, living in 94 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 124 hectares, the population density works out to about 431 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 854 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 52, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 195 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.4 per cent and women at 68.16 per cent. The census recorded 161 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 159 main workers, the largest group, 102, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 31 cultivators on their own land and 26 agricultural labourers. A further 2 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 124 hectares, 109 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (92 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (17 hectares). About 15 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 33 cultivators and 26 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bara, Dhamrai, Gwalia and Samu Chak.

What is the population of Shahpur?

The population of Shahpur was 534 at the 2011 census, living in 94 households in Dinanagar 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.