Shaharਸ਼ਹਰ

Where is Shahar?

Shahar is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sujanpur, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sujanpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027471, and it covers 81 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,069 people in Shahar: 571 men and 498 women, living in 205 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 81 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,320 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 872 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 126, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 639 people, about 60 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.35 per cent and women at 76.15 per cent. The census recorded 326 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 279 main workers, the largest group, 223, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 29 cultivators on their own land and 26 agricultural labourers. A further 47 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shahar's land. Of the village's 81 hectares, 40 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (22 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (3 hectares). About 41 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 32 cultivators and 40 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Shahar is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sujanpur, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Phaloura, Bhadrali, Phool Piara and Basroop.

What is the population of Shahar?

The population of Shahar was 1,069 at the 2011 census, living in 205 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Shahar have?

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