About Salpur Village

Salpur is a large village in Goradih tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,724, made up of 1,436 males and 1,288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares.

Salpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Goradih
Area (hectares)	147 hectares
Population	2,724
Male Population	1,436
Female Population	1,288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salpur compares

By the 2011 count Salpur is the 14th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents. Its 147 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Salpur

Salpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Salpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salpur from other places

Salpur lies about 18 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 5.6 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 Salpur
Nearest railway station	Ghogha	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goradih	8.1 km
Nearest town	Colgong	14 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	18 km

Villages closest to Salpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salpur village had a population of 2,724. That makes it the 14th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents.

Salpur village has 1,436 males and 1,288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salpur has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Salpur covers 147 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salpur falls under Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salpur is Ghogha, about 5.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Salpur.

Salpur is about 18 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salpur is in Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 5.6 km away. Goradih is about 8.1 km away. Colgong is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.