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About Salempalem Village

Salempalem is a large village in Koduru tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,569, made up of 1,279 males and 1,290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2208 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521328, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salempalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempalem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Koduru
Pincode 521328
Area (hectares) 2208 hectares
Population 2,569
Male Population 1,279
Female Population 1,290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salempalem compares

By the 2011 count Salempalem is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,031 residents. Its 2208 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Salempalem

Salempalem is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salempalem as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salempalem from other places

Salempalem lies about 92 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Gangineni, about 21 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Salempalem
Tehsil headquarters Koduru 15 km
Nearest railway station Gangineni 21 km
Nearest town Nūzvīd 21 km
District headquarters Krishna 92 km

Villages closest to Salempalem

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Koduru tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Salempalem

As per the Census of India 2011, Salempalem village had a population of 2,569. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,031 residents.

Salempalem village has 1,279 males and 1,290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempalem has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Salempalem is 521328. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salempalem covers 2208 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salempalem falls under Koduru tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salempalem is Gangineni, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Salempalem.

Salempalem is about 92 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempalem is in Koduru tehsil of Krishna district. Koduru is about 15 km away. Gangineni is about 21 km away. Nūzvīd is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koduru (15 km), Ramakrishnapuram (37 km) and Machavaram (37 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Salempalem today is likely to be higher.

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