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About Salehpur Village

Salehpur is a mid sized village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 867, made up of 431 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salehpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Sultanpur Lodhi
Pincode 144606
Area (hectares) 148.17 hectares
Population 867
Male Population 431
Female Population 436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
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 Salehpur compares

By the 2011 count Salehpur is the 37th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 148.17 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Salehpur

Salehpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salehpur 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 Salehpur from other places

Salehpur lies about 22 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Sultanpur Lodi, about 7.3 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 Salehpur
Tehsil headquarters Sultanpur Lodhi 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Sultanpur Lodi 7.3 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 22 km
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 22 km

Villages closest to Salehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sultanpur Lodhi 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 Salehpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Salehpur village had a population of 867. That makes it the 37th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Salehpur village has 431 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salehpur has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Salehpur is 144606. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salehpur covers 148.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salehpur falls under Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Salehpur is Sultanpur Lodi, about 7.3 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 Salehpur.

Salehpur is about 22 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salehpur is in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district. Sultanpur Lodhi is about 6.8 km away. Sultanpur Lodi is about 7.3 km away. Kapurthala is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salehpur Dona (under 2 km), Dewa Singhwala (under 2 km) and Paman (under 2 km).

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

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