Shahpurਸ਼ਾਹਪੁਰ

Where is Shahpur?

Shahpur is a village of Payal tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Doraha, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Doraha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033339, and it covers 234 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,317 people in Shahpur: 701 men and 616 women, living in 269 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 234 hectares, the population density works out to about 563 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 879 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 113, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 424 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.65 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.96 per cent and women at 74.6 per cent. The census recorded 464 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 434 main workers, the largest group, 193, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 140 cultivators on their own land and 74 agricultural labourers. A further 30 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 234 hectares, 209 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (209 hectares). About 25 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 142 cultivators and 85 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Doraha, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Payal, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kaddon, Chan Koian Khurd, Malhipur and Chankoian Kalan.

What is the population of Shahpur?

The population of Shahpur was 1,317 at the 2011 census, living in 269 households in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Shahpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Shahpur has government schools from primary to secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.