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About Salehpur Village

Salehpur is a mid sized village in Jagdishpur tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,193, made up of 639 males and 554 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11 hectares hectares.

Salehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salehpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Jagdishpur
Area (hectares) 11 hectares
Population 1,193
Male Population 639
Female Population 554
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Salehpur compares

By the 2011 count Salehpur is the 86th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents. Its 11 hectares work out to about 108 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Salehpur

The census records public bus service for Salehpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salehpur from other places

Salehpur lies about 149 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Madhubani, about 4.3 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 Salehpur
Nearest railway station Madhubani 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagdishpur 18 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 149 km

Villages closest to Salehpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salehpur village had a population of 1,193. That makes it the 86th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents.

Salehpur village has 639 males and 554 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salehpur has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Salehpur covers 11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 108 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salehpur falls under Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salehpur is Madhubani, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salehpur.

Salehpur is about 149 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salehpur is in Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Madhubani is about 4.3 km away. Jagdishpur is about 18 km away. Bhagalpur is about 149 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saleh Chak (under 2 km), Saleh Chak Milik (under 2 km) and Salempur (under 2 km).

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

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