Salempur (Hoshiarpur)ਸਲੇਮਪੁਰ

Where is Salempur?

Salempur is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031553, and it covers 372 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,210 people in Salempur: 626 men and 584 women, living in 239 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 372 hectares, the population density works out to about 325 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 933 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 133, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 706 people, about 58 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 90.62 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95.31 per cent and women at 85.66 per cent. The census recorded 361 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 342 main workers, the largest group, 210, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 90 cultivators on their own land and 32 agricultural labourers. A further 19 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Salempur's land. Of the village's 372 hectares, 252 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 242 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (242 hectares). About 57 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 91 cultivators and 38 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Salempur is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Naugarain, Dholanwal, Bohan and Attalgarh.

What is the population of Salempur?

The population of Salempur was 1,210 at the 2011 census, living in 239 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Salempur have?

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