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About Salempur Village

Salempur is a small village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 58 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tan Kuppa
Area (hectares) 22 hectares
Population 114
Male Population 58
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 22 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

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 27 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 22 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 town Bagaha 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Tan Kuppa 23 km
District headquarters Gaya 27 km

Villages closest to Salempur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tan Kuppa 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 114. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Salempur village has 58 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Salempur covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salempur falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Tankuppa, about 22 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 27 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 Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Bagaha is about 9.2 km away. Tankuppa is about 22 km away. Tan Kuppa is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangati (4.4 km), Chandna (4.7 km) and Bhagwanpur (8.7 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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