Sharfkotਸ਼ਰਫਕੋਟ

Where is Sharfkot?

Sharfkot is a village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ramdas, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fatehgarh Churian community development block and is served by the Shaifkot gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028955, and it covers 169 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 953 people in Sharfkot: 522 men and 431 women, living in 174 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 169 hectares, the population density works out to about 564 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 826 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 112, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 271 people, about 28 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.41 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.62 per cent and women at 62.79 per cent. The census recorded 304 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 296 main workers, the largest group, 116, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 100 cultivators on their own land and 79 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sharfkot's land. Of the village's 169 hectares, 152 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (152 hectares). About 17 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 101 cultivators and 118 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sharfkot is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Ramdas, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dera Baba Nanak, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Samrai, Hakim Beg, Loharanwali and Hardowal.

What is the population of Sharfkot?

The population of Sharfkot was 953 at the 2011 census, living in 174 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Sharfkot have?

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