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'''Salempur Masanda''' is a village in [[Jalandhar]] district, near the [[Jalandhar Cantonment]], in [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wikimapia.org/#lat=31.2941191&lon=75.6661141&z=16&l=0&m=b&search=salempur|title=Salempur|work=wikimapia.org|access-date=1 July 2018|archive-url=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|archive-date=1 July 2018|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Demographics==
According to the 2001 Census, Salempur Masanda has a population of 1,488 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.maavooru.net|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124075201/https://www.maavooru.net/|archivedate=24 November 2009|title=Maavooru.net|work=OurVillageIndia}}</ref> The village is {{convert|178|acres|0|abbr=on}} in size.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punjab.gov.in/General/villagedirectory/default.asp|title=Village Directory|work=punjab.gov.in|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905004833/https://punjab.gov.in/General/villagedirectory/default.asp|archivedate=5 September 2009|df=dmy-all}}
</ref> 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, Jalandhar|Semi]], [[Khajurla]], [[Pragpur]] and [[Birring]].

==Baba Dassa Ji Gurdwara==
[[File:Salempur Masandan Baba Dasa Ji (Inside).jpg|thumb|left|Salempur Masandan Baba Dasa Ji (Inside)]]
The village is famous for its Baba Dassa Gurdwara.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.babadassaji.com/|title=Baba Dassa Ji|work=babadassaji.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201153555/https://babadassaji.com/|archivedate=1 February 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 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, India|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://babadassaji.com/mela2006.htm|title=Baba Dassa Ji Mela 2006|work=babadassaji.com}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The 57th Sports Tournament was organised in June 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.babadassaji.com/home.htm|title=Baba Dassa Ji Home Page|work=babadassaji.com}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

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

==References==
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Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/MeraPindSalempurMasanda]

[[Category:Villages in Jalandhar district]]

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Salempur Masanda - Revision history

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