Shekhupur Kalanਸ਼ੇਖੁਪੁਰ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Shekhupur Kalan?

Shekhupur Kalan is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and is served by the Dehriwala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030854, and it covers 81 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 226 people in Shekhupur Kalan: 115 men and 111 women, living in 45 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 81 hectares, the population density works out to about 279 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 965 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 32, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 56 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.16 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.76 per cent and women at 68.42 per cent. The census recorded 65 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 63 main workers, the largest group, 34, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 29 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shekhupur Kalan's land. Of the village's 81 hectares, 75 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (75 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 35 cultivators and 1 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.

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 14 hours a day.

Getting there

Shekhupur Kalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dasua, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khanpur, Dehriwala, Bagol Khurd and Dhugga Kalan.

What is the population of Shekhupur Kalan?

The population of Shekhupur Kalan was 226 at the 2011 census, living in 45 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Shekhupur Kalan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Shekhupur Kalan has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.