Shahkot | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Shahkot Location in Punjab, India Show map of Punjab Shahkot Shahkot (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates: 31°04′59″N 75°20′12″E / 31.08306°N 75.33667°E / 31.08306; 75.33667 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Jalandhar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.27 km2 (6.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 244 m (801 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 16,844 |
| • Density | 1,035/km2 (2,681/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Doabi Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 144702 |
| Telephone code | 01821 |
| Vehicle registration | PB67 |
| Website | www |
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
- Shahkot.: Shahkotcity.com
- Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Shahkot
- "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.
- 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.
- 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].
- 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.
- 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].