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About Salempur Village

Salempur is one of the larger villages in Pirpainti tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,754, made up of 3,050 males and 2,704 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237 hectares hectares.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Pirpainti
Area (hectares) 237 hectares
Population 5,754
Male Population 3,050
Female Population 2,704
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salempur compares

By the 2011 count Salempur is the 12th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents. Its 237 hectares work out to about 24 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 876.

Getting to Salempur

Salempur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salempur as Available within 10+ 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 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 52 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 1.8 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 railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pirpainti 8.2 km
Nearest town Manihāri 15 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 52 km

Villages closest to Salempur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pirpainti 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 5,754. That makes it the 12th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents.

Salempur village has 3,050 males and 2,704 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 876.

Salempur covers 237 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salempur falls under Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 1.8 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 <5 km distance for Salempur.

Salempur is about 52 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur is in Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 1.8 km away. Pirpainti is about 8.2 km away. Manihāri is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salempur Kita Doem (under 2 km), Barmotar Lakheraj (under 2 km) and Kamalghorai (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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