About Salempur Village

Salempur is a mid sized village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 908, made up of 486 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Dera Bassi
Pincode	140103
Area (hectares)	115 hectares
Population	908
Male Population	486
Female Population	422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	868
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 81st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 7.9 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 866.

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 19 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Dapper, 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
Nearest town	Lālru	4.2 km
Nearest railway station	Dapper	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Bassi	12 km
District headquarters	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar	19 km

Villages closest to Salempur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salempur village had a population of 908. That makes it the 81st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Salempur village has 486 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Salempur is 140103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salempur covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salempur falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Dapper, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Salempur.

Salempur is about 19 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Lālru is about 4.2 km away. Dapper is about 4.5 km away. Dera Bassi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.