About Salempur Village

Salempur is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,373, made up of 676 males and 697 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Garhshankar
Pincode	144528
Area (hectares)	162 hectares
Population	1,373
Male Population	676
Female Population	697
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salempur compares

By the 2011 count Salempur is the 61st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Salempur

Salempur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salempur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salempur from other places

Salempur lies about 62 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 7.0 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 Salempur
Nearest railway station	Rahon	7.0 km
Nearest town	Nawanshahr	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garhshankar	21 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	62 km

Villages closest to Salempur

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

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Common questions about Salempur

As per the Census of India 2011, Salempur village had a population of 1,373. That makes it the 61st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Salempur village has 676 males and 697 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Salempur is 144528. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salempur covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salempur falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Rahon, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Salempur.

Salempur is about 62 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Rahon is about 7.0 km away. Nawanshahr is about 12 km away. Garhshankar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.