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About Salhopur Village

Salhopur is a mid sized village in Gurdaspur tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,799, made up of 893 males and 906 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 429 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salhopur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salhopur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Gurdaspur
Pincode 143517
Area (hectares) 429 hectares
Population 1,799
Male Population 893
Female Population 906
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salhopur compares

By the 2011 count Salhopur is the 82nd largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 429 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Salhopur

Salhopur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salhopur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salhopur from other places

Salhopur lies about 18 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Qadian, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Salhopur
Nearest railway station Qadian 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurdaspur 18 km

Villages closest to Salhopur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurdaspur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Salhopur

As per the Census of India 2011, Salhopur village had a population of 1,799. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Salhopur village has 893 males and 906 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salhopur has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Salhopur is 143517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salhopur covers 429 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salhopur falls under Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Salhopur is Qadian, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Salhopur.

Salhopur is about 18 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salhopur is in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 12 km away. Gurdaspur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhanda Gujjran (under 2 km), Kotli Harchandan (under 2 km) and Kotla Gujjran (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Salhopur today is likely to be higher.

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