Shahkot, India


Shahkot is a small city and one of the five tehsils of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. Shahkot is situated on Jalandhar-Moga-Barnala-Sirsa National Highway 703. Shahkot is administered by the Municipal Committee. About 176 villages belong to Shahkot tehsil.

Geography

Shahkot is located at. The region has an average elevation of 209 metres. Shahkot is a subdivision and tehsil of Jalandhar District.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Indian census, Shahkot had a population of 25,449, of which 53% were male and 47% female. The town’s average literacy rate was 83%, higher than the Indian national average of 59.5%; male literacy stood at 85.5% and female literacy at 80.5%. Children under six years of age comprised 12% of the population. Hinduism and Sikhism are the predominant religions, accounting for 60% and 39% of the population respectively, with the remaining 1% practising other faiths. Shahkot lies near the Sutlej River, which divides the Doaba and Malwa regions.

Shahkot tehsil villages