# Shahkot, Jalandhar (Punjab) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Jalandhar, Punjab 

# Shahkot

Shahkot is a sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab. At the 2011 Census it had **166,532 people**, 2 towns and 179 villages (176 inhabited). The largest village is Talwandi Butian (2,889 people).

- 166,532people (2011)
- 179villages
- 2towns
- 74.6%literacy

## Population of Shahkot compared with Jalandhar

■ Shahkot · ■ Jalandhar district

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**874

Working population ****36.5%**

**35.3%

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

## Homes and amenities in Shahkot

Of every 100 households in Shahkot in 2011, 96 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Shahkot · ■ Jalandhar district

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**13%

Tap water ****34%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**90%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**66%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**26%

Use banking services ****71%**

**75%

Television ****84%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**9%

Two-wheeler ****54%**

**52%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**16%

None of these assets ****4%**

**3%

Own their home ****95%**

**83%

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

## Towns in Shahkot

- Shahkot14,488 people
- Lohian Khass10,362 people

## Largest villages in Shahkot

- Talwandi Butian · 2,889 people
- Salah Nagar · 2,478 people
- Punian · 2,286 people
- Kular · 2,275 people
- Gidarpindi · 2,181 people
- Bahmanian · 2,146 people
- Nahl · 2,041 people
- Akalpur · 1,993 people
- Bajwa Kalan · 1,958 people
- Kotli Gazran · 1,952 people
- Malsian · 1,944 people
- Dhandowal · 1,873 people
- Nawanpind Donawala · 1,770 people
- Mandala · 1,699 people
- Sohal Jagir · 1,643 people
- Nangal Ambian · 1,582 people

[All 179 villages in Shahkot →](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Shahkot?179 (176 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahkot in?Jalandhar district, Punjab
- What is the population of Shahkot?166,532 (Census 2011)