Kheri Salabatpurਖੇਰੀ ਸਲਬਟਪੁਰ

Where is Kheri Salabatpur?

Kheri Salabatpur is a village of Chamkaur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038851, and it covers 254 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 770 people in Kheri Salabatpur: 389 men and 381 women, living in 157 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 254 hectares, the population density works out to about 303 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 979 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 72, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 72 people, about 9 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.1 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.29 per cent and women at 78.65 per cent. The census recorded 236 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 226 main workers, the largest group, 170, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 38 cultivators on their own land and 13 agricultural labourers. A further 10 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kheri Salabatpur's land. Of the village's 254 hectares, 182 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 180 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (180 hectares). About 64 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 39 cultivators and 14 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. 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

Kheri Salabatpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chaunta Kalan, Bhaku Majra, Bhaini and Chhota Gadhram.

What is the population of Kheri Salabatpur?

The population of Kheri Salabatpur was 770 at the 2011 census, living in 157 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Kheri Salabatpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kheri Salabatpur has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.