# Shahpur Goraya Village, Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur (Punjab)

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Village · Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur 

# Shahpur Goraya

Shahpur Goraya is a village in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143604**. The 2011 Census counted **1,690 people in 293 households**, the 15th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 1,690people (2011)
- 293households
- 73.3%literacy
- 143604PIN code

## Shahpur Goraya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shahpur Goraya is 143604.** Shahpur Goraya falls in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab.

- PIN code143604
- Gram panchayatShahpur Goraya
- Community development blockDera Baba Nanak
- Census village code028924

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shahpur Goraya from nearby towns?

- Dera Baba Nanak (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gurdaspur (district HQ)33 km by road
- Dera Baba Nanak (nearest town)12 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Shahpur Goraya?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Shahpur Goraya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Gurdaspur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gurdaspur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shahpur Goraya known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 56% of the 506 hectares of village land is sown, and 281 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Shahpur Goraya

Of every 100 households in Shahpur Goraya in 2011, 89 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shahpur Goraya · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**96%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**58%

Use banking services ****61%**

**57%

Television ****87%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**46%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Shahpur Goraya?

■ Shahpur Goraya · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**804

Working population ****28.1%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 67.3% for women. 51% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 263 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (22%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 91 (19%) · **■** Marginal 11 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dera Baba Nanak

- Raichak1,824 people
- Jaurian Kalan1,744 people
- Dehar1,732 people
- Arli Bhan1,723 people
- Shampura1,582 people
- Haruwal1,558 people
- Dargawal1,511 people
- Bhagwanpur1,495 people

[All 122 villages in Dera Baba Nanak](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dera-baba-nanak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shahpur Goraya?143604
- How far is Shahpur Goraya from Gurdaspur?33 km by road
- What is the population of Shahpur Goraya?1,690 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahpur Goraya in?Gurdaspur district (Dera Baba Nanak sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Shahpur Goraya?73.3% (Census 2011)
