Shahkot Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jalandhar, Punjab - Census 2011

Shahkot is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. The Shahkot city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 2,957 families residing in the Shahkot city. The total population of Shahkot is 14,488 out of which 7,560 are males and 6,928 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shahkot is 916.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Shahkot city is 1530 which is 11% of the total population. There are 835 male children and 695 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shahkot is 832 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (916).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shahkot is 83.5%. Thus Shahkot has a higher literacy rate compared to 82.5% of Jalandhar district. The male literacy rate is 86.71% and the female literacy rate is 79.96% in Shahkot.

Population
14,488
Literacy
83.5%
Sex Ratio
916

Shahkot Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 2,957 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Shahkot Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shahkot Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 1,530 835 695
Literacy 83.5% 77.1% 71.9%
Scheduled Caste 3,762 1,938 1,824
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 3,673 1,729 1,944

Caste-wise Population - Shahkot

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Shahkot.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,762 1,938 1,824
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Shahkot

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Shahkot is 9,283 which is 64.07% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Shahkot is 112 which is 0.77% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Shahkot as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 9,283 (64.07%) 4,863 4,420
Muslim 112 (0.77%) 61 51
Christian 123 (0.85%) 62 61
Sikh 4,868 (33.6%) 2,516 2,352
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 96 (0.66%) 56 40
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 5 (0.03%) 1 4

Literacy Rate - Shahkot

The total literacy rate of Shahkot was 83.46% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 10,815 literates, males were 5,831 while females were 4,984. Also the male literacy rate was 86.71% and the female literacy rate was 79.96% in Shahkot.

  Shahkot Punjab
Female 79.96% 70.73%
Male 86.71% 80.44%
Total 83.46% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Shahkot

The Sex Ratio of Shahkot is 916. Thus per every 1000 men there were 916 females in Shahkot. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 832 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 916 ) of Shahkot.


Child Population - Shahkot

According to Census 2011, there were 1,530 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Shahkot. Out of which 835 were male while 695 were female.


Working Population - Shahkot

In Shahkot Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 5,265 were engaged in work activities. 89.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,265 workers engaged in Main Work, 94 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 204 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,706 3,925 781
Cultivators 94 91 3
Agriculture Labourer 204 167 37
Household Industries 86 77 9
Other Workers 4,322 3,590 732
Marginal Workers 559 323 236
Non Working 9,223 3,312 5,911

Shahkot Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Shahkot is further divided into 13 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,323 77.6% 920
2 Ward No - 2 1,086 87% 885
3 Ward No - 3 855 84.8% 908
4 Ward No - 4 965 72% 1,023
5 Ward No - 5 1,107 76.3% 952
6 Ward No - 6 1,017 81.9% 930
7 Ward No - 7 994 80.2% 879
8 Ward No - 8 1,870 49.4% 914
9 Ward No - 9 1,705 72.4% 884
10 Ward No - 10 603 74.6% 902
11 Ward No - 11 745 77.4% 930
12 Ward No - 12 900 81.7% 935
13 Ward No - 13 1,318 78.1% 891

Map of Shahkot, Jalandhar, Punjab


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