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About Salempur Village

Salempur is a mid sized village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,278, made up of 638 males and 640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tikari
Area (hectares) 118 hectares
Population 1,278
Male Population 638
Female Population 640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salempur compares

By the 2011 count Salempur is the 68th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Salempur

Salempur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salempur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 15 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about under 2 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 Paraiya under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Tikari 14 km
Nearest town Tekāri 14 km
District headquarters Gaya 15 km

Villages closest to Salempur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tikari 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 1,278. That makes it the 68th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Salempur village has 638 males and 640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Salempur covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salempur falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Paraiya, about under 2 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 village for Salempur.

Salempur is about 15 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 Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Paraiya is about under 2 km away. Tikari is about 14 km away. Tekāri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasanpur (under 2 km), Rampur (1.8 km) and Mahiarpur (5.4 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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