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{{short description|City and tehsil of Jalandhar district, Punjab, India}}<br />
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| name = Shahkot<br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|31.08|N|75.34|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<br />
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]]<br />
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| area_total_km2 = 16.27<br />
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| elevation_m = 209<br />
| population_total = 25,449 <br />
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| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 144702<br />
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| area_code = 01821<br />
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'''Shahkot''' is a small city and a [[tehsil]] among 5 tehsils of [[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]] district, [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]. Shahkot is situated on [[Jalandhar]]-[[Moga, Punjab|Moga]]-[[Barnala]]-[[Sirsa]] [[National Highway 703 (India)|National Highway 703]] (Old NH 71). Shahkot is administered by the Municipal Committee. About 250 villages belong to Shahkot tehsil. Shahkot was famous for its [[red chili]] peppers; but now, its main crops are Wheat, Paddy, Maize, potato, etc<br />
Agriculture Land is not suitable for Paddy. But with the use of pesticides and tubewell water; paddy is grown.<ref>[http://shahkotcity.com Shahkot.: Shahkotcity.com]</ref><br />
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== Geography ==<br />
Shahkot is located at {{Coord|31.08|N|75.34|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/23/Shahkot.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Shahkot]</ref> The region has an average elevation of 209&nbsp;[[metre]]s (688&nbsp;[[foot (length)|feet]]). The Pin Code of Shahkot is 144702. Shahkot is <br />
a subdivision and tehsil of Jalandhar Distt.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
As of the 2011 Indian [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Shahkot has population of 25,449. The population is 53% male and 47% female. Shahkot has an average literacy rate of 83%, which is higher than the Indian national average of 59.5%. Literacy among men is 85.50% and female literacy is 80.50%. In Shahkot, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Hinduism and Sikhism are the predominant religions with 60% of the population registering as Hindus, 39% registering as Sikhs and 1% of other religions. Shahkot is near the [[Sutlej]] river which divides Doaba and Malwa.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Bajwa Jalandhar]]<br />
*[[Malsian]]<br />
*[[Giddarpindi]]<br />
*[[poonian]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://maps.google.co.in/maps?hl=en&source=hp&q=shahkot%20india&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl Shahkot On Google Maps]<br />
* [http://www.shahkotcity.com/map.php Shahkot Map On Shahkotcity.com]<br />
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