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About Salahpur Village

Salahpur is a small village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 445, made up of 238 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salahpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140111
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 445
Male Population 238
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salahpur compares

By the 2011 count Salahpur is the 111th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Salahpur

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

Salahpur lies about 16 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 16 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 Salahpur
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 7.2 km
Nearest town Bālāchor 14 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 16 km
Nearest railway station Khamanon 16 km

Villages closest to Salahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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 Salahpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Salahpur village had a population of 445. That makes it the 111th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Salahpur village has 238 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salahpur has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Salahpur is 140111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salahpur covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salahpur falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Salahpur is Khamanon, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salahpur.

Salahpur is about 16 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salahpur is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 7.2 km away. Bālāchor is about 14 km away. Rupnagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhumewal (under 2 km), Rashidpur (under 2 km) and Bazidpur (under 2 km).

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

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