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About Salempur Village

Salempur is a mid sized village in Goh tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,038, made up of 547 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Goh
Pincode 824203
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 1,038
Male Population 547
Female Population 491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salempur compares

By the 2011 count Salempur is the 77th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Salempur

Salempur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salempur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Salempur from other places

Salempur lies about 44 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 24 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 Salempur
Tehsil headquarters Goh 6.0 km
Nearest town Tekāri 19 km
Nearest railway station Rafiganj 24 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 44 km

Villages closest to Salempur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goh 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 Salempur

As per the Census of India 2011, Salempur village had a population of 1,038. That makes it the 77th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Salempur village has 547 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Salempur is 824203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salempur covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salempur falls under Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Rafiganj, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Salempur.

Salempur is about 44 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur is in Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district. Goh is about 6.0 km away. Tekāri is about 19 km away. Rafiganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhawahi (under 2 km), Jhari (under 2 km) and Budhai Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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