Salempur Masanda Explained

Salempur Masanda
Other Name:Salempur Masandan
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:31.2941°N 75.6661°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jalandhar
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:1488
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:PB-
Blank1 Name Sec1:Coastline
Blank1 Info Sec1:0km (00miles)
Blank2 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank2 Info Sec1:Jalandhar City and Jalandhar Cantonment

Salempur Masanda is a village in Jalandhar district, near the Jalandhar Cantonment, in Punjab, India.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2001 Census, Salempur Masanda has a population of 1,488 people.[2] The village is 178acres in size.[3] The village has a large concentration of people with the surname Johal. According to village elders, families with the Johal surname originally came from the village of Jandiala which has a substantial concentration of Johal families.

Neighbouring villages include Dhanowali, Talhan, Semi, Khajurla, Pragpur and Birring.

Baba Dassa Ji Gurdwara

The village is famous for its Baba Dassa Gurdwara.[4] It is said that Baba Dassa Ji was a devout follower of Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji and used to take wooden logs to Kartarpur to be used to fire the communal kitchen.

The village organises the annual Baba Dassa Ji Mela and Sports Tournament in June. Activities include Bail Gaddi races, Kabaddi matches, volleyball matches and tug-of-war matches. The Baba Dassa Ji Youth Club organised the 55th Sports Tournament in June 2009.[5]

The 57th Sports Tournament was organised in June 2011.[6]

A documentary on the village was aired on the Sikh Channel on 14 April 2012 showing Baba Dassa Gurdwara.

References

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MeraPindSalempurMasanda

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Salempur. wikimapia.org. 1 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180701161322/http://wikimapia.org/#lat=31.2941191&lon=75.6661141&z=16&l=0&m=b&search=salempur#lat=31.2941191&lon=75.6661141&z=16&l=0&m=b&search=salempur. 1 July 2018. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Maavooru.net. https://web.archive.org/web/20091124075201/https://www.maavooru.net/. 24 November 2009. OurVillageIndia.
  3. Web site: Village Directory. punjab.gov.in. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090905004833/https://punjab.gov.in/General/villagedirectory/default.asp. 5 September 2009. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Baba Dassa Ji. babadassaji.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110201153555/https://babadassaji.com/. 1 February 2011. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: Baba Dassa Ji Mela 2006. babadassaji.com.
  6. Web site: Baba Dassa Ji Home Page. babadassaji.com.