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Shahpur, Phillaur

Coordinates: 31°04′16″N 75°47′41″E / 31.0711264°N 75.7948172°E / 31.0711264; 75.7948172
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Shahpur
Village
Shahpur is located in Punjab
Shahpur
Shahpur
Location in Punjab, India
Shahpur is located in India
Shahpur
Shahpur
Shahpur (India)
Coordinates: 31°04′16″N 75°47′41″E / 31.0711264°N 75.7948172°E / 31.0711264; 75.7948172
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictJalandhar
TehsilPhillaur
Government
 • TypePanchayat raj
 • BodyGram panchayat
Elevation
246 m (807 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,722[1]
 Sex ratio 890/832 /
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
144410
Telephone code01826
ISO 3166 codeIN-PB
Vehicle registrationPB 37
Post officePhillaur
Websitejalandhar.nic.in

Shahpur is a medium size village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar District of Punjab State, India. It is located 7.7 km away from Goraya, 41 km from Jalandhar and 122 km from state capital Chandigarh. Shahpur has postal head office in Phillaur which is 11 km away from the village. The village is administrated by Sarpanch who is the elected representative of village.

Caste

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The village has schedule caste (SC) constitutes 54.01% of total population of the village and it doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Education

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The village has a Punjabi Medium, Co-educational Upper Primary school (GMS Shahpur School). The school provide mid-day meal as per Indian Midday Meal Scheme and the meal prepared in school premises. The school was founded in 1954.

Colleges

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Below is the list of college/institutes in Shahpur:

  • Ct Institute Of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • M.k. College Of Education

Transport

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Rail

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Phillaur Junction is the nearest train station however, Bhatian Railway Station is 4 km away from the village.

Air

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The nearest domestic airport is located 38 km away in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is the second nearest airport which is 136 km away in Amritsar.

References

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  1. ^ "Shahpur Population Census 2011". census2011.co.in.