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About Salempur Saini Village

Salempur Saini is a large village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,521, made up of 2,390 males and 2,131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340 hectares hectares.

Salempur Saini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur Saini village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Colgong
Area (hectares) 340 hectares
Population 4,521
Male Population 2,390
Female Population 2,131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salempur Saini compares

By the 2011 count Salempur Saini is the 14th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 340 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Salempur Saini

Salempur Saini is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salempur Saini as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salempur Saini from other places

Salempur Saini lies about 32 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Bikramshila, about 3.5 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 Saini
Nearest railway station Bikramshila 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 5.6 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 32 km

Villages closest to Salempur Saini

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salempur Saini village had a population of 4,521. That makes it the 14th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Salempur Saini village has 2,390 males and 2,131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur Saini has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

Salempur Saini covers 340 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salempur Saini falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salempur Saini is Bikramshila, about 3.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Salempur Saini.

Salempur Saini is about 32 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur Saini is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Bikramshila is about 3.5 km away. Colgong is about 5.6 km away. Bhagalpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagarnathpur (1.7 km), Jagarnathpur Milik (1.7 km) and Lalapur (1.9 km).

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

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