Shahpurਸ਼ਾਹਪੁਰ

Where is Shahpur?

Shahpur is a village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurpur Bedi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038456, and it covers 327 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 208 people in Shahpur: 97 men and 111 women, living in 40 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 327 hectares, the population density works out to about 64 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1144 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 23, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.08 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.05 per cent and women at 76.77 per cent. The census recorded 80 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 47 main workers, the largest group, 25, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 16 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 33 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 327 hectares, 223 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 221 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (221 hectares). About 90 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 29 cultivators and 7 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Shahpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chanauli, Bassi, Bhatauli and Seikhpur.

What is the population of Shahpur?

The population of Shahpur was 208 at the 2011 census, living in 40 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Shahpur have?

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