Salempur Masanda is a village in

Jalandhar Jalandhar () is a city in the state of Punjab, India, Punjab in India. With a considerable population, it ranks as the List of cities in Punjab and Chandigarh by population, third most-populous city in the state and is the largest city in the ...

district, near the

Jalandhar Cantonment Jalandhar Cantonment is a cantonment town in Jalandhar District in the Indian state of Punjab. The Cantonment is located between latitude 30° 18' and longitude 75° 37' on the southwest and at a distance of 2 km from Cantonment Railway S ...

, in

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Demographics

According to the 2001 Census, Salempur Masanda has a population of 1,488 people. The village is in size. The village has a large concentration of people with the surname

Johal Johal is a surname and clan found among the Jats of Punjab, India. Notable persons with the surname include: * Balinder Johal, Indian-born Canadian actress * Bindy Johal (1971–1998), Indian-born Canadian gangster * Hardial Singh Johal ( 1947– ...

. According to village elders, families with the

surname originally came from the village of

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which has a substantial concentration of Johal families. Neighbouring villages include Dhanowali,

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, Khajurla, Pragpur and Birring.

Baba Dassa Ji Gurdwara

The village is famous for its Baba Dassa Gurdwara. It is said that Baba Dassa Ji was a devout follower of Sri

Guru Hargobind Guru Hargobind (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿਗੋਬਿੰਦ, pronunciation: l 19 June 1595 – 28 February 1644) was the sixth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion. He had become Guru at the young age of eleven, after the execution of his ...

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. The 57th Sports Tournament was organised in June 2011. A documentary on the village was aired on the Sikh Channel on 14 April 2012 showing Baba Dassa Gurdwara.

References

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