Salauraਸਲੌਰਾ

Where is Salaura?

Salaura is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 8 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 038692, and it covers 105 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 400 people in Salaura: 207 men and 193 women, living in 71 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 105 hectares, the population density works out to about 381 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 932 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 32, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 38 people, about 10 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.6 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.75 per cent and women at 78.74 per cent. The census recorded 123 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 122 main workers, the largest group, 116, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 3 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Salaura's land. Of the village's 105 hectares, 56 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 28 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (28 hectares). About 24 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 3 cultivators and 3 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Salaura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bara, Rasulpur, Gobindpur and Chhoti Railon.

What is the population of Salaura?

The population of Salaura was 400 at the 2011 census, living in 71 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Salaura have?

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