Akalpur (Shahkot)ਅਕਲਪੁਰ ਸ਼ਾਹਕੋਟ

Where is Akalpur (Shahkot)?

Akalpur (Shahkot) is a village in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Shahkot, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Shahkot community development block and is served by the Akalpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029830, and it covers 251 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,993 people in Akalpur (Shahkot): 1,010 men and 983 women, living in 406 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 251 hectares, the population density works out to about 795 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 973 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 187, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 417 people, about 21 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.11 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.25 per cent and women at 80.92 per cent. The census recorded 614 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 593 main workers, the largest group, 421, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 88 cultivators on their own land and 75 agricultural labourers. A further 21 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Akalpur (Shahkot)'s land. Of the village's 251 hectares, 220 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (220 hectares). About 30 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. With 91 cultivators and 77 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 and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Akalpur (Shahkot) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Shahkot, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Shahkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Haveli, Laksian, Salah Nagar and Malsian.

What is the population of Akalpur (Shahkot)?

The population of Akalpur (Shahkot) was 1,993 at the 2011 census, living in 406 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Akalpur (Shahkot) have?

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