Samailpur (Shahkot)ਸਮੈਲਪੁਰ ਸ਼ਾਹਕੋਟ

Where is Samailpur (Shahkot)?

Samailpur (Shahkot) is a village of Shahkot tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Lohian Khass, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Lohian Khas community development block and is served by the Samailpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029704, and it covers 349 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,065 people in Samailpur (Shahkot): 551 men and 514 women, living in 212 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 349 hectares, the population density works out to about 305 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 933 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 134, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 525 people, about 49 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.43 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 64.94 per cent and women at 51.45 per cent. The census recorded 504 workers, about 47 per cent of the village. Of the 479 main workers, the largest group, 253, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 185 agricultural labourers and 39 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 25 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Samailpur (Shahkot)'s land. Of the village's 349 hectares, 250 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (250 hectares). About 99 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 259 cultivators and 203 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Samailpur (Shahkot) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Lohian Khass, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Shahkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Fatehpur Bhagwan, Gadaipur, Gatti Raipur and Pipli.

What is the population of Samailpur (Shahkot)?

The population of Samailpur (Shahkot) was 1,065 at the 2011 census, living in 212 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Samailpur (Shahkot) have?

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