Salempur Sekhanਸਲੇਮਪੁਰ ਸੇਖਾਂ

Where is Salempur Sekhan?

Salempur Sekhan is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghanaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036928, and it covers 246 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,151 people in Salempur Sekhan: 1,683 men and 1,468 women, living in 600 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 246 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,281 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 872 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 471, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 150 people, about 5 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.22 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.95 per cent and women at 51.48 per cent. The census recorded 902 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 833 main workers, the largest group, 701, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 76 agricultural labourers and 55 cultivators on their own land. A further 69 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Salempur Sekhan's land. Of the village's 246 hectares, 210 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (210 hectares). About 36 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 58 cultivators and 87 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 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 mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Salempur Sekhan is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mugal Majra, Sahal, Uksi and Dharamgarh.

What is the population of Salempur Sekhan?

The population of Salempur Sekhan was 3,151 at the 2011 census, living in 600 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Salempur Sekhan have?

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