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About Shah Salempur Village

Shah Salempur is a mid sized village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 859, made up of 437 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shah Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shah Salempur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144041
Area (hectares) 213 hectares
Population 859
Male Population 437
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shah Salempur compares

By the 2011 count Shah Salempur is the 77th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 213 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Shah Salempur

Shah Salempur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shah Salempur as Available within <5 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 Shah Salempur from other places

Shah Salempur lies about 45 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Jagraon, about 14 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 Shah Salempur
Nearest railway station Jagraon 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 22 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 45 km

Villages closest to Shah Salempur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nakodar 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 Shah Salempur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shah Salempur village had a population of 859. That makes it the 77th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Shah Salempur village has 437 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shah Salempur has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Shah Salempur is 144041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shah Salempur covers 213 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shah Salempur falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shah Salempur is Jagraon, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shah Salempur.

Shah Salempur is about 45 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shah Salempur is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Jagraon is about 14 km away. Nakodar is about 22 km away. Jalandhar is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Angi Kiri (3.0 km), Bitlan (5.9 km) and Leel (5.9 km).

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

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