Shian pari

native_name = Shian pari | type = village | latd = 31.1 | longd = 75.0 | locator_position = right | state_name = Punjab| district = Firozpur | leader_title = | leader_name = | altitude = 201| population_as_of = 2001 | population_total = 1375| area_magnitude= sq. km | area_total = | area_telephone = | postal_code = | vehicle_code_range = | sex_ratio = | unlocode = | website = | footnotes = }} Shian pari is a village in Firozpur district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is situated in between two highways: Amritsar to Bathinda Road and Amristsar to Moga Road. It is situated 1.5 km away from the main Amritsar - Bathinda road, near Makhu and 3 km from the Amritsar-Moga road. It is 12 km away from Tehsil Zira. Two gurdwara (sikh temples) are located in the village. One is on the east side of the village and the other one is on the west side.

Geography

Shian pari has an average elevation of 201 metres (659 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Shian pari had a population of 1375. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. The village has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 65%, and female literacy is 56%. In Makhu, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Sandhu Sikhs dominate the area, consisting of 70% of the population. Almost all of the families came from Pakistan in 1947 at the time of partition. After that it was developing like normally as other villages of Punjab but development mainly started after 2003, when a young and honest man named Raj Singh Sandhu took over the responsibility of this village as a Sarpanch (which means chief). At the moment, this village is the most developed village in (block) Makhu and Tehsil Zira but in 2008, after service in the government of the Badal family, Raj Singh left his post as a Sarpanch (chief) but he is still doing great in the favour of the village and local areas.Raj singh is a State president and founder of the "Jago party Punjab".