About Salimpur Village

Salimpur is a large village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,378, made up of 1,272 males and 1,106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salimpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salimpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tikari
Pincode	824236
Area (hectares)	153 hectares
Population	2,378
Male Population	1,272
Female Population	1,106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	869
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salimpur compares

By the 2011 count Salimpur is the 33rd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 16 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 930.

Getting to Salimpur

Salimpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salimpur as Available within village. 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 Salimpur from other places

Salimpur lies about 27 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 13 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 Salimpur
Nearest railway station	Bela	13 km
Nearest town	Makhdumpur	14 km
District headquarters	Gaya	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tikari	28 km

Villages closest to Salimpur

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.

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Common questions about Salimpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Salimpur village had a population of 2,378. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Salimpur village has 1,272 males and 1,106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salimpur has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Salimpur is 824236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salimpur covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salimpur falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salimpur is Bela, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Salimpur.

Salimpur 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.

Salimpur is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Bela is about 13 km away. Makhdumpur is about 14 km away. Gaya is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.