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.[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 has population of 25,449. The population is 53% male and 47% female. Shahkot has an average literacy rate of 83%, which is higher than the Indian national average of 59.5%. Literacy among men is 85.50% and female literacy is 80.50%. In Shahkot, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Hinduism and Sikhism are the predominant religions with 60% of the population registering as Hindus, 39% registering as Sikhs and 1% of other religions. Shahkot is near the Sutlej river which divides Doaba and Malwa.
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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].
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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].