Salem Shahਸਲੇਮ ਸ਼ਾਹ

Where is Salem Shah?

Salem Shah is a village of Fazilka tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fazilka, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fazilka community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035091, and it covers 917 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,548 people in Salem Shah: 1,871 men and 1,677 women, living in 754 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 917 hectares, the population density works out to about 387 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 896 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 455, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,548 people, about 72 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.58 per cent and women at 52.04 per cent. The census recorded 1,263 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 1,228 main workers, the largest group, 605, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 374 agricultural labourers and 241 cultivators on their own land. A further 35 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Salem Shah's land. Of the village's 917 hectares, 794 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (394 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (400 hectares). About 117 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 241 cultivators and 395 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through 2 government primary schools and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Salem Shah is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Fazilka, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Fazilka, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Miani Basti, Sultanpura, Killi and Awa Urf Waryampura.

What is the population of Salem Shah?

The population of Salem Shah was 3,548 at the 2011 census, living in 754 households in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Salem Shah have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Salem Shah has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.