Shatabgarhਸ਼ਤਾਬਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Shatabgarh?

Shatabgarh is a village of Dera Bassi tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Bassi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039366, and it covers 211 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 724 people in Shatabgarh: 365 men and 359 women, living in 116 households, an average of about 6.2 people per household. Spread over its 211 hectares, the population density works out to about 343 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 984 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 107, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 118 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.64 per cent and women at 76.38 per cent. The census recorded 288 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 262 main workers, the largest group, 119, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 103 cultivators on their own land and 37 agricultural labourers. A further 26 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shatabgarh's land. Of the village's 211 hectares, 195 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 181 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (181 hectares). About 16 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. With 114 cultivators and 40 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 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre and a primary health centre. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Shatabgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dera Bassi, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bakkarpur, Chhat, Paragpur and Barauli.

What is the population of Shatabgarh?

The population of Shatabgarh was 724 at the 2011 census, living in 116 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Shatabgarh have?

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