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Where is Shahpur Dogran?

Shahpur Dogran is a village in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kapurthala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029353, and it covers 231 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 117 people in Shahpur Dogran: 58 men and 59 women, living in 26 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 231 hectares, the population density works out to about 51 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1017 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 5, about 4 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 21 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.89 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.45 per cent and women at 66.67 per cent. The census recorded 29 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 22 main workers, the largest group, 17, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 5 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shahpur Dogran's land. Of the village's 231 hectares, 213 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (213 hectares). About 18 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 17 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Shahpur Dogran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sukhia Nangal, Khalu and Sandhar Jagir.

What is the population of Shahpur Dogran?

The population of Shahpur Dogran was 117 at the 2011 census, living in 26 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Shahpur Dogran have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Shahpur Dogran has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.