Shahpur Nauabad Alias Ther Iਸ਼ਾਹਪੁਰ ਨੌਆਬਾਦ ਅਲੀਆਸ ਥੇਰ ਇ

Where is Shahpur Nauabad Alias Ther I?

Shahpur Nauabad Alias Ther I is a village of Moonak tehsil in Sangrur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Khanauri, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Andana community development block and is served by the Shahpur Nauabad Alias Ther gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039950, and it covers 352 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 912 people in Shahpur Nauabad Alias Ther I: 479 men and 433 women, living in 161 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 352 hectares, the population density works out to about 259 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 904 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 116, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 382 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.7 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.51 per cent and women at 56.25 per cent. The census recorded 328 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 320 main workers, the largest group, 156, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 100 cultivators on their own land and 63 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shahpur Nauabad Alias Ther I's land. Of the village's 352 hectares, 327 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (59 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (268 hectares). About 25 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 100 cultivators and 158 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 a PDS ration shop and 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Shahpur Nauabad Alias Ther I is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Khanauri, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Moonak, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chandu, Nawangaon, Mandvi and Jaswantpura Alias Hotipur.

What is the population of Shahpur Nauabad Alias Ther I?

The population of Shahpur Nauabad Alias Ther I was 912 at the 2011 census, living in 161 households in Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Shahpur Nauabad Alias Ther I have?

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