Shahbazpurਸ਼ਹਬਜ਼ਪੁਰ

Where is Shahbazpur?

Shahbazpur is a village of Tarn Taran tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tarn Taran community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038023, and it covers 292 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,518 people in Shahbazpur: 1,293 men and 1,225 women, living in 499 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 292 hectares, the population density works out to about 862 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 947 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 319, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 985 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.89 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.02 per cent and women at 58.57 per cent. The census recorded 743 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 586 main workers, the largest group, 391, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 151 cultivators on their own land and 35 household industry workers. A further 157 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shahbazpur's land. Of the village's 292 hectares, 243 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (243 hectares). About 47 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 171 cultivators and 16 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Shahbazpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patti, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Tarn Taran, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dyal Rajputan, Gulalipur, Mamanke and Kamalpur.

What is the population of Shahbazpur?

The population of Shahbazpur was 2,518 at the 2011 census, living in 499 households in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Shahbazpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Shahbazpur has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.