About Salempur Village

Salempur is a mid sized village in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,620, made up of 843 males and 777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Dobhi
Pincode	824201
Area (hectares)	200 hectares
Population	1,620
Male Population	843
Female Population	777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salempur compares

By the 2011 count Salempur is the 30th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

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 5 - 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 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 26 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 25 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
Tehsil headquarters	Dobhi	5.3 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kastha	25 km
District headquarters	Gaya	26 km

Villages closest to Salempur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dobhi 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 1,620. That makes it the 30th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Salempur village has 843 males and 777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Salempur is 824201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salempur covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salempur falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Kastha, about 25 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Salempur.

Salempur is about 26 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur is in Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Dobhi is about 5.3 km away. Sherghāti is about 12 km away. Kastha is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.