# Salhopur Village, Gurdaspur, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Gurdaspur, Gurdaspur 

# Salhopur

Salhopur is a village in Gurdaspur sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143517**. The 2011 Census counted **1,799 people in 352 households**, the 88th largest of 676 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 1,799people (2011)
- 352households
- 78.8%literacy
- 143517PIN code

## Salhopur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Salhopur is 143517.** Salhopur falls in Gurdaspur sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab.

- PIN code143517
- Gram panchayatSalhopur
- Community development blockKahnuwan
- Census village code028401

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Salhopur from nearby towns?

- Gurdaspur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Gurdaspur (district HQ)22 km by road
- Dasua (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Salhopur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Salhopur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kanhuwal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gurdaspur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Qadian
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Salhopur known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 76% of the 429 hectares of village land is sown, and 325 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Salhopur

Of every 100 households in Salhopur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 72 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Salhopur · ■ Gurdaspur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**47%

Tap water ****2%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**96%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**47%

Use banking services ****92%**

**67%

Television ****92%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****72%**

**45%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****0%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Salhopur?

■ Salhopur · ■ Gurdaspur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**836

Working population ****29.1%**

**32.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 72.8% for women. 47% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 225 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 161 (31%) · **■** Marginal 93 (18%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Gurdaspur

- Gahlari1,886 people
- Talwandi1,882 people
- Beri1,803 people
- Dehriwala1,801 people
- Ram Nagar1,771 people
- Raipur1,757 people
- Sidhwan Jamita1,750 people
- Deeda1,729 people

[All 716 villages in Gurdaspur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/gurdaspur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salhopur?143517
- How far is Salhopur from Gurdaspur?22 km by road
- What is the population of Salhopur?1,799 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salhopur in?Gurdaspur district (Gurdaspur sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Salhopur?78.8% (Census 2011)