About Salempur Sekhan Village

Salempur Sekhan is a large village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,151, made up of 1,683 males and 1,468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salempur Sekhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur Sekhan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Rajpura
Pincode	140702
Area (hectares)	246 hectares
Population	3,151
Male Population	1,683
Female Population	1,468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	872
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salempur Sekhan compares

By the 2011 count Salempur Sekhan is the 13th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 246 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Salempur Sekhan

Salempur Sekhan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Salempur Sekhan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sekhan from other places

Salempur Sekhan lies about 25 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Shambhu, about 4.5 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 Sekhan
Nearest railway station	Shambhu	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajpura	8.6 km
District headquarters	Patiala	25 km

Villages closest to Salempur Sekhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salempur Sekhan village had a population of 3,151. That makes it the 13th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Salempur Sekhan village has 1,683 males and 1,468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur Sekhan has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Salempur Sekhan is 140702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salempur Sekhan covers 246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salempur Sekhan falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Salempur Sekhan is Shambhu, about 4.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Salempur Sekhan.

Salempur Sekhan is about 25 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur Sekhan is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Shambhu is about 4.5 km away. Rajpura is about 8.6 km away. Patiala is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.