Sahabpur also spelt Shahabpur is a village in

Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district is one of twenty-three districts of state of Punjab, India. It is located in Doaba region. It consists of three subdivisions, Nawanshahr, Banga, and Balachaur. There are three legislative seats in the dist ...

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, India. It is located away from sub post office Jadla, from

Nawanshahr Nawanshahr () is a municipal council in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district in the Indian state of Punjab. It was previously a town; it later became a district in 1995. History Nawanshahr was founded by Nausher Khan, an Afghan, during the ...

, from district headquarter Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and from state capital

Chandigarh Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northern India, serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas, it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the ...

. Sahabpur village is the birthplace of

Gian Singh (soldier) Gian Singh (5 October 19206 October 1996) was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Early life Singh was bo ...

VC whom was awarded the

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the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of enemy that can be awarded to

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and

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forces by King

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in a ceremony on 16 October 1945 at

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for Gian Singh’s efforts in

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fighting for

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. At the age of 24 Years old, and a Naik in the

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in the

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, when during the Burma Campaign 1944-45 of

he performed the deeds for which he awarded the VC. Gian Singh attended the

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reunions every Second year and dinner hosted on the third day of the reunion at

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by UK Monarch for example,

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and other members of the

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. Gian Singh’s name appears on the “Memorial Gates” at

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SW1 near

. Gian Singh VC passed away on 6 October 1996. His funeral and cannon gun salute by army personnel was held at the village. The village is administrated by

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an elected representative of the village.

Demography

As of 2011, Shahabpur has a total number of 276 houses and population of 1244 of which 616 include are males while 628 are females according to the report published by Census India in 2011. The

literacy rate Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

of Shahabpur is 79.93% higher than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 103 which is 8.28% of total population of Shahabpur, and

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is approximately 1289 as compared to Punjab state average of 846. Most of the people are from Schedule Caste which constitutes 24.84% of total population in Shahabpur. The town does not have any Schedule Tribe population so far. As per the report published by Census India in 2011, 398 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Shahabpur which includes 364 males and 34 females. According to census survey report 2011, 91.96% workers describe their work as main work and 8.04% workers are involved in Marginal activity providing

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for less than 6 months.

Education

The village has both a Primary and secondary school and children from nearby villages travel or walk to Shahabpur for schooling often covering between for example, from the village of Ram Rai Pur, Sajawalpur, Sanawa, Mazara Khurd. KC Engineering College and Doaba Khalsa Trust Group Of Institutions are the nearest colleges. Industrial Training Institute for women (ITI Nawanshahr) is . The village is away from Chandigarh University, from

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and away from

Lovely Professional University Lovely Professional University (LPU) is a private university located in Phagwara, Punjab, India. Established under the Lovely Professional University Act, 2005, it commenced operations in 2006. LPU is accredited by the University Grants Commi ...

. ''List of schools nearby'' *Govt Upper Primary with Secondary School, Kot Ranjha *Govt Upper Primary with Secondary/Higher Secondary School, Jadla *Govt Primary School, Chhokran *Govt Primary School, Ranewal

Transport

Nawanshahr train station is the nearest train station however,

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Junction railway station is away from the village.

Sahnewal Airport Ludhiana Airport is a domestic airport serving the city of Ludhiana in Punjab, India. It is located near the town of Sahnewal, south-east of Ludhiana on the Grand Trunk Road. There is a flight training club based in the airport. Development ...

is the nearest domestic airport which located away in

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and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also

Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport is an international airport serving Amritsar, Punjab, India. It is located at Raja Sansi, northwest from the city centre. It is named after Guru Ram Das, the fourth Sikh Guru and the founder of Amrit ...

is the second nearest airport which is away in

Amritsar Amritsar, also known as Ambarsar, is the second-List of cities in Punjab, India by population, largest city in the India, Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab, after Ludhiana. Located in the Majha region, it is a major cultural, transportatio ...

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Tourism of Punjab

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{{Nawanshahr district Villages in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district

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