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About Salempur Kalan Village

Salempur Kalan is a small village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 482, made up of 273 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 766 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140901, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salempur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140901
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 482
Male Population 273
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 766
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salempur Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Salempur Kalan is the 124th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Salempur Kalan

Salempur Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salempur Kalan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salempur Kalan from other places

Salempur Kalan lies about 23 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Chatouli, about 3.7 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station Chatouli 3.7 km
Nearest town Kūrāli 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharar 14 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 23 km

Villages closest to Salempur Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salempur Kalan village had a population of 482. That makes it the 124th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Salempur Kalan village has 273 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur Kalan has about 766 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Salempur Kalan is 140901. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salempur Kalan covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salempur Kalan falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Salempur Kalan is Chatouli, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Salempur Kalan.

Salempur Kalan is about 23 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 Kalan is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Chatouli is about 3.7 km away. Kūrāli is about 5.5 km away. Kharar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akalgarh (under 2 km), Thana Gobindgarh (under 2 km) and Barsalpur (under 2 km).

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

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