Shahpur Khurd Alias Lakhmirwalaਸ਼ਾਹਪੁਰ ਖੁਰਦ ਅਲੀਆਸ ਲਖਮਿਰਵਾਲਾ

Where is Shahpur Khurd Alias Lakhmirwala?

Shahpur Khurd Alias Lakhmirwala is a village of Sunam tehsil in Sangrur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sunam, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sunam community development block and is served by the Shahpur Khurd Alis Lakhmirawala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039799, and it covers 536 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,719 people in Shahpur Khurd Alias Lakhmirwala: 918 men and 801 women, living in 324 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 536 hectares, the population density works out to about 321 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 873 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 201, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 480 people, about 28 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.39 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.07 per cent and women at 57.78 per cent. The census recorded 540 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 403 main workers, the largest group, 171, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 97 agricultural labourers and 69 household industry workers. A further 137 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shahpur Khurd Alias Lakhmirwala's land. Of the village's 536 hectares, 497 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (150 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (347 hectares). About 39 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. The census recorded 176 cultivators and 212 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 11 hours a day.

Getting there

Shahpur Khurd Alias Lakhmirwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sunam, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Sunam, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bharur, Akalgarh, Namol and Chatha Nakta.

What is the population of Shahpur Khurd Alias Lakhmirwala?

The population of Shahpur Khurd Alias Lakhmirwala was 1,719 at the 2011 census, living in 324 households in Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Shahpur Khurd Alias Lakhmirwala have?

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