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About Salemgarh Village

Salemgarh is a large village in Moonak tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,526, made up of 1,319 males and 1,207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 971 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salemgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salemgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Moonak
Pincode 148033
Area (hectares) 971 hectares
Population 2,526
Male Population 1,319
Female Population 1,207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Salemgarh compares

By the 2011 count Salemgarh is the 17th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,218 residents. Its 971 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Salemgarh

The census records public bus service for Salemgarh 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salemgarh from other places

Salemgarh lies about 46 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Jakhal Junction, about 10 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 Salemgarh
Tehsil headquarters Moonak 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Jakhal Junction 10 km
Nearest town Tohāna 14 km
District headquarters Sangrur 46 km

Villages closest to Salemgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salemgarh village had a population of 2,526. That makes it the 17th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,218 residents.

Salemgarh village has 1,319 males and 1,207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salemgarh has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Salemgarh is 148033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salemgarh covers 971 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salemgarh falls under Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Salemgarh is Jakhal Junction, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Salemgarh.

Salemgarh is about 46 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salemgarh is in Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district. Moonak is about 2.9 km away. Jakhal Junction is about 10 km away. Tohāna 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 Bhundar Bhaini (under 2 km), Hamirgarh (2.0 km) and Bhathuwan (2.2 km).

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

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