Shahbazpuraਸ਼ਹਬਜ਼ਪੁਰਾ

Where is Shahbazpura?

Shahbazpura is a village in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Phillaur, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sidhwan Bet community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033862, and it covers 168 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 70 people in Shahbazpura: 41 men and 29 women, living in 14 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 168 hectares, the population density works out to about 42 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 707 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 4 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 25 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.57 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.74 per cent and women at 82.14 per cent. The census recorded 25 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 25 main workers, the largest group, 18, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 5 agricultural labourers and 2 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shahbazpura's land. Of the village's 168 hectares, 69 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (68 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (1 hectares). About 99 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 18 cultivators and 5 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 a PDS ration shop and 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

Shahbazpura is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Phillaur, about 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jagraon, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mand Tihara, Patti Multani, Bahadarke and Ahingran.

What is the population of Shahbazpura?

The population of Shahbazpura was 70 at the 2011 census, living in 14 households in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Shahbazpura have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Shahbazpura has a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.