Salahpurਸਲਹਪੁਰ

Where is Salahpur?

Salahpur is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tanda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030846, and it covers 65 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 229 people in Salahpur: 112 men and 117 women, living in 55 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 65 hectares, the population density works out to about 352 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1045 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 22, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 53 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95 per cent and women at 78.5 per cent. The census recorded 72 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 66 main workers, the largest group, 32, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 30 cultivators on their own land and 4 household industry workers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Salahpur's land. Of the village's 65 hectares, 53 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (53 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 30 cultivators and 2 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Salahpur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Harsi Pind, Rajpur, Gahot and Malakpur Bodal.

What is the population of Salahpur?

The population of Salahpur was 229 at the 2011 census, living in 55 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Salahpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Salahpur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.