Shahkot, India

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Shahkot
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Shahkot
Location in Punjab, India
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Shahkot
Shahkot (India)
Coordinates: 31°05′N75°20′E / 31.08°N 75.34°E / 31.08; 75.34
CountryFlag of India.svg  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
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialDoabi Punjabi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
144702
Telephone code01821
Vehicle registration PB67
Website www.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]

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Geography

Shahkot is located at 31°05′N75°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

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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 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. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 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. 1 2 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].
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