Shahidpurਸ਼ਹਿਡਪੁਰ

Where is Shahidpur?

Shahidpur is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Pathankot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027588, and it covers 126 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 296 people in Shahidpur: 150 men and 146 women, living in 53 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 126 hectares, the population density works out to about 235 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 973 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 32, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 187 people, about 63 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.31 per cent and women at 72.31 per cent. The census recorded 71 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 68 main workers, the largest group, 50, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 18 cultivators on their own land. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shahidpur's land. Of the village's 126 hectares, 111 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (111 hectares). About 15 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 19 cultivators and 1 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Shahidpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Saidowal, Namala, Ferozepur Khurd and Chhani Tola.

What is the population of Shahidpur?

The population of Shahidpur was 296 at the 2011 census, living in 53 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Shahidpur have?

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