Shahkot is a Tehsil located in Jalandhar district of Punjab. It is one of 5 Tehsils of Jalandhar district. There are 179 villages and 2 towns in Shahkot Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Shahkot Tehsil has 32743 households, population of 166532 of which 85532 are males and 81000 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 17907 which is 10.75% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Shahkot Tehsil is around
947 compared to
895 which is average of Punjab state. The literacy rate of Shahkot Tehsil is 66.61% out of which 70.34% males are literate and 62.67% females are literate. The total area of Shahkot is 430.59 sq.km with population density of 387 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 85.08% of population lives in Urban area and 14.92% lives in Rural area. There are 41.3% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Shahkot Tehsil.
Shahkot Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 166532 | 100% |
| Sikh | 110753 | 66.51% |
| Hindu | 53016 | 31.84% |
| Christian | 1396 | 0.84% |
| Muslim | 869 | 0.52% |
| Religion not stated | 259 | 0.16% |
| Jain | 131 | 0.08% |
| Buddhist | 55 | 0.03% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 53 | 0.03% |
Shahkot Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 4958 | 27785 |
| Total Population | 24850 | 141682 |
| Population (%) | 52.14% | 48.78% |
| Male Population | 12958 | 72574 |
| Female Population | 11892 | 69108 |
| Sex Ratio | 918 | 952 |
| Literacy (%) | 73.6% | 65.38% |
List of Cities in Shahkot
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List of Villages in Shahkot
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