Salempur Masanda is a village in Jalandhar

Jalandhar

Jalandhar is a city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. It is located 144 km northwest of the state capital, Chandigarh...

 District, near the Jalandhar Cantonment

Jalandhar Cantonment

Jalandhar Cantonment is a cantonment town in Jalandhar District in the Indian state of Punjab.It is one of the oldest cantonments in India, the construction of which was started in 1848 after the first Anglo-Sikh War, when the British settled in Northern India...

, in Punjab

Punjab (India)

Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...

, India.

Demographics

According to the 2001 Census, Salempur Masanda has a population of 1,488 people. The village is 178 acre (72 ha) in size. The village has a large concentration of people with the surname Johal

Johal

Johal is a prominent Jatt family clan originally from modern Pakistan and North India. The Johals Jats are found both in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.-Lineage:...

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Neighbouring villages include Dhanowali, Talhan, Semi

Semi

Semi- is a Latin prefix to a verb, noun, or adjective meaning "half". Some compounds formed with it are often abbreviated to simply "semi" in appropriate contexts:...

, Khajurla, Pragpur and Birring

Birring

Birring, is a clan of Jatts in Punjab, India. Birring is also spelled as Billing, Benning, Wirring, Baring, Berring, Warring, Binning, Bening or Birringh amongst the generations of this clan. Warring people are traditionally thought to be descendants of Raja Jagdeo...

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Baba Dassa Ji Gurdwara

The village is famous for its Baba Dassa Gurdwara. 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.

The 56th Sports Tournament was organised in June 2010.