Shahpurਸ਼ਾਹਪੁਰ

Where is Shahpur?

Shahpur is a village in Morinda tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Morinda, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Morinda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038932, and it covers 125 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 247 people in Shahpur: 119 men and 128 women, living in 38 households, an average of about 6.5 people per household. Spread over its 125 hectares, the population density works out to about 198 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1076 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 25, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 116 people, about 47 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.9 per cent and women at 77.78 per cent. The census recorded 118 workers, about 48 per cent of the village. Of the 56 main workers, the largest group, 23, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 16 other workers in trade, transport and services and 10 household industry workers. A further 62 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 125 hectares, 117 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (117 hectares). About 8 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 43 cultivators and 23 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. 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. 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Shahpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Morinda, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Morinda, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Datarpur, Badwali, Rambagh and Rattangarh.

What is the population of Shahpur?

The population of Shahpur was 247 at the 2011 census, living in 38 households in Morinda tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Shahpur have?

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