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 (Old NH 71). Shahkot is administered by the Municipal Committee. About 176 villages belong to Shahkot tehsil.Shahkot.: Shahkotcity.com
Geography Shahkot is located at .Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Shahkot The region has an average elevation of 209 metres (688 feet). 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
Bahmanian Bajwa Khurd Balnau Bara Jagir Bara Jodhsingh Bhando Bhoyapur Billi Baraich Billi Chaharmi Billi Chao Chak Bundala Chak Chela Chak Gadaipur Chak Hathiana Chak Rame Chak Yusafpur Allewal Chawinda Dhadha Daulatpur Dharmiwal Fakhruwal Fatehpur Bhagwan Fazalwal Gadaipur Gatta Mundi Kasu Gatti Pir Bakhsh Gatti Raipur Gehlan Giddarpindi Haveli Ida Indowal Jakopur Khurd Jalalpur Khurd Jalanpur Kalan Janian Chahal Kakar Kalan Kakar Khurd Kanian Khurd Kara Ramsingh Kasupur Khanpur Rajputan Khosa Kohar Kalan Kotla Heran Kotla Surajmal Kotha Kutbiwal Mahmonwal Malsian Mandala Mandi Kalu Nangal Ambian Poonian Sohal Jagir Talwandi Madho
References
External links Shahkot On Google Maps Shahkot Map On Shahkotcity.com Kakra Kalan, Shahkot