Shakarpurਸ਼ਕਰਪੁਰ

Where is Shakarpur?

Shakarpur is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bhogpur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhogpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030568, and it covers 142 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 602 people in Shakarpur: 303 men and 299 women, living in 122 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 142 hectares, the population density works out to about 425 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 987 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 87, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 491 people, about 82 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.97 per cent and women at 75.2 per cent. The census recorded 194 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 192 main workers, the largest group, 123, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 66 agricultural labourers and 3 cultivators on their own land. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shakarpur's land. Of the village's 142 hectares, 124 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (124 hectares). About 18 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. The census recorded 3 cultivators and 68 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Shakarpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bhogpur, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pachranga, Muchrowal, Kotli Sazawar and Sada Chak.

What is the population of Shakarpur?

The population of Shakarpur was 602 at the 2011 census, living in 122 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Shakarpur have?

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