Shahpurਸ਼ਾਹਪੁਰ

Where is Shahpur?

Shahpur is a village in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nakodar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nakodar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029973, and it covers 281 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 963 people in Shahpur: 509 men and 454 women, living in 205 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 281 hectares, the population density works out to about 343 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 892 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 89, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 155 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.06 per cent and women at 75.9 per cent. The census recorded 333 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 326 main workers, the largest group, 151, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 95 cultivators on their own land and 56 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shahpur's land. Of the village's 281 hectares, 261 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (261 hectares). About 20 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 97 cultivators and 56 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. The village had a sub post office. 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

Shahpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nakodar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nakodar, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rauli, Khurampur, Mandiala and Ramunwal.

What is the population of Shahpur?

The population of Shahpur was 963 at the 2011 census, living in 205 households in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Shahpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Shahpur has a government primary school, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.