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About Salempur Village

Salempur is one of the larger villages in Barauli tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,099, made up of 5,009 males and 5,090 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 774 hectares hectares.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Barauli
Area (hectares) 774 hectares
Population 10,099
Male Population 5,009
Female Population 5,090
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 774 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

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 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 21 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sher, about 12 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 Areraj 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Barauli 11 km
Nearest railway station Sher 12 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 21 km

Villages closest to Salempur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barauli 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 10,099. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Salempur village has 5,009 males and 5,090 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

Salempur covers 774 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salempur falls under Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Sher, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Salempur.

Salempur is about 21 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur is in Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district. Areraj is about 11 km away. Barauli is about 11 km away. Sher is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghwar Nizamat (2.1 km), Hasanpur (2.5 km) and Sikatia Babu Raj Kumar Sahi (2.8 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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