About Salempur Village

Salempur is one of the larger villages in Amarpur tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,033, made up of 4,205 males and 3,828 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 876 hectares hectares.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Amarpur
Area (hectares)	876 hectares
Population	8,033
Male Population	4,205
Female Population	3,828
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salempur compares

By the 2011 count Salempur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents. Its 876 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 39 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 18 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
Nearest town	Kharagpur	7.3 km
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amarpur	30 km
District headquarters	Banka	39 km

Villages closest to Salempur

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

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Common questions about Salempur

As per the Census of India 2011, Salempur village had a population of 8,033. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents.

Salempur village has 4,205 males and 3,828 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Salempur covers 876 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salempur falls under Amarpur tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Khariapipra Halt, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Salempur.

Salempur is about 39 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur is in Amarpur tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 7.3 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 18 km away. Amarpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.