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About Shakarpur Village

Shakarpur is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 602, made up of 303 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakarpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144201
Area (hectares) 141.6 hectares
Population 602
Male Population 303
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shakarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shakarpur is the 149th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 141.6 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Shakarpur

Shakarpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shakarpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shakarpur from other places

Shakarpur lies about 21 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Machrowal, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shakarpur
Nearest railway station Machrowal under 2 km
Nearest town Adampur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 21 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 21 km

Villages closest to Shakarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar II tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Shakarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakarpur village had a population of 602. That makes it the 149th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Shakarpur village has 303 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakarpur has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Shakarpur is 144201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakarpur covers 141.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shakarpur falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shakarpur is Machrowal, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shakarpur.

Shakarpur is about 21 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakarpur is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Machrowal is about under 2 km away. Adampur is about 12 km away. Jalandhar II is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachranga (under 2 km), Garhi Bukhsha (under 2 km) and Muchrowal (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shakarpur today is likely to be higher.

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