Shanker Village , Nakodar Tehsil , Jalandhar District

Shanker

Locality Name : Shanker ( ਸ਼ੰਕਰ )
Tehsil Name : Nakodar
District : Jalandhar
State : Punjab
Language : Punjabi and Hindi
Current Time 02:03 AM
Date: Friday , May 16,2025 (IST)
Time zone: IST (UTC+5:30)
Elevation / Altitude: 232 meters. Above Seal level
Telephone Code / Std Code: 01821

Assembly constituency : Nakodar assembly constituency
Assembly MLA : Inderjit Kaur Mann
Lok Sabha constituency : Jalandhar parliamentary constituency
Parliament MP : Santokh Singh Chaudhary
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Pin Code : 144042
Post Office Name : Shankar
Alternate Village Name : Shankar

Commodities Prices : Nakodar Market / Mandi

Shanker Live Weather
Temperature: 32.9 °C
clear sky
Humidity: 18%
Wind : 2.34 mt/sec towards S
StationName : "Nakodar"
observed on 1 Hours Back

Shanker Weather Forecast for Next 5 days

16-05-2025
32.5°C to 32.5°C
clear sky

17-05-2025
30.0°C to 45.5°C
light rain, few clouds, clear sky, scattered clouds, broken clouds

18-05-2025
31.2°C to 46.5°C
scattered clouds, few clouds, clear sky

19-05-2025
32.0°C to 47.2°C
clear sky

20-05-2025
31.9°C to 46.4°C
clear sky

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OverView of Shanker

Pind shankar is my birth place. I am study in pind school in 1959 ( English medium) and in govt. school near Bhai hazari Mandir ( punjabi medium).
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Rivers Near Shanker
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About Shanker

Shanker is a Village in Nakodar Tehsil in Jalandhar District of Punjab State, India. It is located 24 KM towards South from District head quarters Jalandhar. 7 KM from Nakodar. 149 KM from State capital Chandigarh

Shanker Pin code is 144042 and postal head office is Shankar .

Boparai Kalan ( 2 KM ) , Tahli ( 2 KM ) , Sharakpur ( 2 KM ) , Littran ( 2 KM ) , Dherian ( 3 KM ) are the nearby Villages to Shanker. Shanker is surrounded by Nurmahal Tehsil towards South , Rurka Kalan Tehsil towards East , Jalandhar-East Tehsil towards North , Shahkot Tehsil towards west .

Nakodar , Jandiala , Jalandhar Cantt. , Jalandhar are the near by Cities to Shanker.

Shankar 2011 Census Details

Shanker Local Language is Punjabi. Shankar Village Total population is 5639 and number of houses are 1186. Female Population is 48.6%. Village literacy rate is 75.1% and the Female Literacy rate is 34.7%.

Population

Census Parameter	Census Data
Total Population	5639
Total No of Houses	1186
Female Population %	48.6 % ( 2739)
Total Literacy rate %	75.1 % ( 4234)
Female Literacy rate	34.7 % ( 1958)
Scheduled Tribes Population %	0.0 % ( 0)
Scheduled Caste Population %	39.7 % ( 2238)
Working Population %	33.3 %
Child(0 -6) Population by 2011	538
Girl Child(0 -6) Population % by 2011	45.7 % ( 246)

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Politics in Shanker

SAD , BSP , INC are the major political parties in this area.

Polling Stations /Booths near Shanker

1)Shamshabad
2)Shankar
3)Shankar
4)Shankar
5)Shankar

HOW TO REACH Shanker

By Rail

Shankar Rail Way Station , Sidhwan Rail Way Station are the very nearby railway stations to Shanker.

Colleges near Shanker

Gnn College For Women Nakodar

Address : Gnn College For Women Nakodar