Salempur Balianਸਲੇਮਪੁਰ ਬਲਿਆਂ

Where is Salempur Balian?

Salempur Balian is a village of Dudhan Sadhan tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 32 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and is served by the Mahewan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036781, and it covers 86 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 623 people in Salempur Balian: 341 men and 282 women, living in 118 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 86 hectares, the population density works out to about 724 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 827 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 94, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 306 people, about 49 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.9 per cent and women at 50.85 per cent. The census recorded 317 workers, about 51 per cent of the village. Of the 133 main workers, the largest group, 112, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 14 cultivators on their own land and 6 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 184 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Salempur Balian's land. Of the village's 86 hectares, 72 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (72 hectares). About 14 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 14 cultivators and 294 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 one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Salempur Balian is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 32 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dudhan Sadhan, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tauran, Bahadurpur Namakgiran and Masingan.

What is the population of Salempur Balian?

The population of Salempur Balian was 623 at the 2011 census, living in 118 households in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Salempur Balian have?

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