# Salempur Sekhan Village, Rajpura, Patiala (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/patiala/rajpura/salempur-sekhan/ Village · Rajpura, Patiala # Salempur Sekhan Salempur Sekhan is a village in Rajpura sub-district of Patiala district, Punjab, PIN code **140702**. The 2011 Census counted **3,151 people in 600 households**, the 13th largest of 240 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 3,151people (2011) - 600households - 59.2%literacy - 140702PIN code ## Salempur Sekhan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Salempur Sekhan is 140702.** Salempur Sekhan falls in Rajpura sub-district, Patiala district, Punjab. - PIN code140702 - Gram panchayatSalempur Sekhan - Community development blockGhanaur - Census village code036928 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Salempur Sekhan from nearby towns? - Rajpura (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Patiala (district HQ)34 km by road - Rajpura (nearest town)13 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 Salempur Sekhan? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Salempur Sekhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gadapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Rajpura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patiala - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 20 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 Salempur Sekhan known for? The main crops are **rice, paddy and wheat**. About 85% of the 246 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Salempur Sekhan Of every 100 households in Salempur Sekhan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Salempur Sekhan · ■ Rajpura rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **97% Toilet within the home ****29%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **28% Tap water ****84%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **80% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **59% Use banking services ****22%** **57% Television ****77%** **83% Mobile phone ****76%** **72% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****26%** **45% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **8% None of these assets ****8%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 Salempur Sekhan? ■ Salempur Sekhan · ■ Rajpura rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872** **884 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884** **834 Working population ****28.6%** **32.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.9% for men and 51.5% for women. 51% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 55 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 701 (78%) · **■** Marginal 69 (8%) 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 Rajpura - Shambhoo Kalan3,589 people - Mandauli3,371 people - Harpalpur3,297 people - Lohsimbli3,248 people - Tepla3,029 people - Dhamoli2,978 people - Chamaru2,763 people - Nalas Kalan2,631 people [All 243 villages in Rajpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/patiala/rajpura/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Salempur Sekhan?140702 - How far is Salempur Sekhan from Patiala?34 km by road - What is the population of Salempur Sekhan?3,151 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salempur Sekhan in?Patiala district (Rajpura sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Salempur Sekhan?59.2% (Census 2011)