Shahkot, India

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]

Shahkot
City
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Coordinates: 31.08°N 75.34°E / 31.08; 75.34
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	1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Doabi Punjabi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	144702
Telephone code	01821
Vehicle registration	PB67
Website	www.shahkotcity.com

Geography

Shahkot is located at 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