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About Salempur Village

Salempur is a mid sized village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 527, made up of 273 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141126
Area (hectares) 182 hectares
Population 527
Male Population 273
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salempur compares

By the 2011 count Salempur is the 138th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 182 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Salempur

Salempur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salempur as Available within village. 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 Salempur from other places

Salempur lies about 15 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Bhanohad Punjab, about 9.1 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 Bhanohad Punjab 9.1 km
Nearest town Phillaur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 15 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 15 km

Villages closest to Salempur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salempur village had a population of 527. That makes it the 138th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Salempur village has 273 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Salempur is 141126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salempur covers 182 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salempur falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Bhanohad Punjab, about 9.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Salempur.

Salempur is about 15 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Bhanohad Punjab is about 9.1 km away. Phillaur is about 13 km away. Ludhiana East is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bounker (9.4 km), Rurka (12 km) and Fatehgarh Gujjran (12 km).

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

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