Shahpurਸ਼ਾਹਪੁਰ

Where is Shahpur?

Shahpur is a village of Jalandhar East tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Alawalpur, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Adampur community development block and is served by the Lesariwala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030331, and it covers 162 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 85 people in Shahpur: 47 men and 38 women, living in 13 households, an average of about 6.5 people per household. Spread over its 162 hectares, the population density works out to about 52 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 809 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 3 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.86 per cent and women at 65.71 per cent. The census recorded 35 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 35 main workers, the largest group, 28, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 6 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shahpur's land. Of the village's 162 hectares, 148 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (70 hectares). About 14 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 28 cultivators and 1 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Shahpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Alawalpur, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar East, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lesariwala, Chuharwali, Sikanderpur and Talwandi Araian.

What is the population of Shahpur?

The population of Shahpur was 85 at the 2011 census, living in 13 households in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Shahpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Shahpur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.