# Akalpur Village, Shahkot, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/akalpur/ Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar # Akalpur Akalpur is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144040**. The 2011 Census counted **1,993 people in 406 households**, the 8th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%. - 1,993people (2011) - 406households - 84.1%literacy - 144040PIN code ## Akalpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Akalpur is 144040.** Akalpur falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144040 - Gram panchayatAkalpur - Community development blockShahkot - Census village code029830 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Akalpur from nearby towns? - Shahkot (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)38 km by road - Shahkot (nearest town)8 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 Akalpur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Akalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Nakodar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shahkot - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Akalpur known for? The main crops are **wheat, sugarcane and rice**. Products made here include tractor and agriculture equipments. About 88% of the 251 hectares of village land is sown, and 220 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 Akalpur Of every 100 households in Akalpur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Akalpur · ■ Shahkot rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **96% Toilet within the home ****92%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****7%** **26% Tap water ****58%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%** **56% Use banking services ****81%** **71% Television ****89%** **83% Mobile phone ****66%** **81% Computer with internet ****7%** **3% Two-wheeler ****49%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **12% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****93%** **96% 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 Akalpur? ■ Akalpur · ■ Shahkot rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%** **73.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870** **862 Working population ****30.8%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 80.9% for women. 55% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 88 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (12%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 421 (69%) · **■** Marginal 21 (3%) 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 Shahkot - Kular2,275 people - Gidarpindi2,181 people - Bahmanian2,146 people - Nahl2,041 people - Bajwa Kalan1,958 people - Kotli Gazran1,952 people - Malsian1,944 people - Dhandowal1,873 people [All 179 villages in Shahkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Akalpur?144040 - How far is Akalpur from Jalandhar?38 km by road - What is the population of Akalpur?1,993 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akalpur in?Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Akalpur?84.1% (Census 2011)