Shergarh, Jalandhar Explained

Shergarhi
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:31.1422°N 75.1848°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jalandhar
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Shahkot
Government Type:Panchayat raj
Governing Body:Gram panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:240
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:204[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Note:Sex ratio 108/96 /
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Area Code Type:Telephone
Registration Plate:PB- 08
Iso Code:IN-PB
Blank1 Name Sec2:Post office

Shergarh is a village in Shahkot in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located from Shahkot, from Nakodar, from district headquarter Jalandhar and from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of the village as per Panchayati raj (India).

Demography

As of 2011, Qadian has a total number of 45 houses and population of 204, of which 108 are males while 96 are females, according to the report published by Census India in 2011. The literacy rate of the village is 78.07%, higher than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 17, which is 8.33% of total population of the village, and child sex ratio is approximately 889 lower than the state average of 846.

The town does not have any schedule or schedule Tribe population so far.

As per the 2011 census, 63 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of the village which included 57 males and 6 females. According to the census, 93.65% workers describe their work as main work and 6.35% workers are involved in marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.

Transport

Shahkot Malisian station is the nearest train station. The village is away from domestic airport 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 away in Amritsar.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shergarh Population per Census India. Census of India, 2011.