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About Salempur Village

Salempur is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,305, made up of 693 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140101
Area (hectares) 323 hectares
Population 1,305
Male Population 693
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
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 Salempur compares

By the 2011 count Salempur is the 30th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 323 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Salempur

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

Salempur lies about 13 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Morinda Junction, about 8.9 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
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Morinda Junction 8.9 km
Nearest town Morinda 9.1 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 13 km

Villages closest to Salempur

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 Salempur

As per the Census of India 2011, Salempur village had a population of 1,305. That makes it the 30th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Salempur village has 693 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Salempur is 140101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salempur covers 323 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Morinda Junction, about 8.9 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 Salempur.

Salempur is about 13 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 5.6 km away. Morinda Junction is about 8.9 km away. Morinda is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raulu Majra (1.7 km), Ama (1.9 km) and Bara Samana (2.0 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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