Shahkot, India

Shahkot
City
Shahkot is located in Punjab
Shahkot
Shahkot
Location in Punjab, India
Shahkot is located in India
Shahkot
Shahkot
Shahkot (India)
Coordinates: 31°05′N 75°20′E / 31.08°N 75.34°E / 31.08; 75.34
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictJalandhar
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
Area
 • Total
16.27 km2 (6.28 sq mi)
Elevation
244 m (801 ft)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total
16,844
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialDoabi Punjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
144702
Telephone code01821
Vehicle registrationPB67
Websitewww.shahkotcity.com

Shahkot is a small city and one of the five tehsils of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. Shahkot is situated on Jalandhar-Moga-Barnala-Sirsa National Highway 703 (Old NH 71). Shahkot is administered by the Municipal Committee. About 176 villages belong to Shahkot tehsil.[1]

Geography

Shahkot is located at 31°05′N 75°20′E / 31.08°N 75.34°E / 31.08; 75.34.[2] The region has an average elevation of 209 metres (688 feet). Shahkot is a subdivision and tehsil of Jalandhar District.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Indian census,[3] Shahkot had a population of 25,449, of which 53% were male and 47% female. The town’s average literacy rate was 83%, higher than the Indian national average of 59.5%; male literacy stood at 85.5% and female literacy at 80.5%. Children under six years of age comprised 12% of the population. Hinduism and Sikhism are the predominant religions, accounting for 60% and 39% of the population respectively, with the remaining 1% practising other faiths. Shahkot lies near the Sutlej River, which divides the Doaba and Malwa regions.

Shahkot tehsil villages

  • Bahmanian[4]
  • Bajwa Khurd[4]
  • Balnau[5]
  • Bara Jagir[6]
  • Bara Jodhsingh[6]
  • Bhando[4]
  • Bhoyapur[4]
  • Billi Baraich[5]
  • Billi Chaharmi[4]
  • Billi Chao[5]
  • Chak Bundala[6]
  • Chak Chela[6]
  • Chak Gadaipur[6]
  • Chak Hathiana[4]
  • Chak Rame[4]
  • Chak Yusafpur Allewal[6]
  • Chawinda[5]
  • Dhadha Daulatpur[6]
  • Dharmiwal[4]
  • Fakhruwal[4]
  • Fatehpur Bhagwan[6]
  • Fazalwal[4]
  • Gadaipur[6]
  • Gatta Mundi Kasu[6]
  • Gatti Pir Bakhsh[6]
  • Gatti Raipur[6]
  • Gehlan[4]
  • Giddarpindi
  • Haveli[4]
  • Ida[7]
  • Indowal[4]
  • Jakopur Khurd[6]
  • Jalalpur Khurd[6]
  • Jalanpur Kalan[6]
  • Janian Chahal[6]
  • Kakar Kalan[4]
  • Kakar Khurd[6]
  • Kanian Khurd[4]
  • Kara Ramsingh[6]
  • Kasupur[6]
  • Khanpur Rajputan[6]
  • Khosa[6]
  • Kohar Kalan[4]
  • Kotla Heran[7]
  • Kotla Surajmal[4]
  • Kotha[6]
  • Kutbiwal[6]
  • Mahmonwal
  • Malsian
  • Mandala[6]
  • Mandi Kalu[6]
  • Nangal Ambian
  • Poonian
  • Sohal Jagir[4]
  • Talwandi Madho

References

  1. ^ Shahkot.: Shahkotcity.com
  2. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Shahkot
  3. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Census of India 2011 - Punjab - Series 04 - Part XII A - District Census Handbook, Jalandhar. Village and Town Directory. Directorate of Census Operations, Punjab. 2014. p. 215.
  5. ^ a b c d Census of India 2011 - Punjab - Series 04 - Part XII A - District Census Handbook, Jalandhar. Village and Town Directory. Directorate of Census Operations, Punjab. 2014. p. 223 [sic].
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Census of India 2011 - Punjab - Series 04 - Part XII A - District Census Handbook, Jalandhar. Village and Town Directory. Directorate of Census Operations, Punjab. 2014. p. 193.
  7. ^ a b Census of India 2011 - Punjab - Series 04 - Part XII A - District Census Handbook, Jalandhar. Village and Town Directory. Directorate of Census Operations, Punjab. 2014. p. 224 [sic].