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About Salehpur Village

Salehpur is a large village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,616, made up of 1,890 males and 1,726 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.71 hectares hectares.

Salehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salehpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Area (hectares) 208.71 hectares
Population 3,616
Male Population 1,890
Female Population 1,726
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salehpur compares

By the 2011 count Salehpur is the 19th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 208.71 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Salehpur

Salehpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salehpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salehpur from other places

Salehpur lies about 18 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Jalalpur, about 6.7 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 Salehpur
Nearest railway station Jalalpur 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchaikote 18 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 18 km
Nearest town Gopālganj 18 km

Villages closest to Salehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kuchaikote 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 Salehpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Salehpur village had a population of 3,616. That makes it the 19th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Salehpur village has 1,890 males and 1,726 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salehpur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Salehpur covers 208.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salehpur falls under Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salehpur is Jalalpur, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Salehpur.

Salehpur is about 18 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salehpur is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Jalalpur is about 6.7 km away. Kuchaikote is about 18 km away. Gopalganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matihanian Salehpur (under 2 km), Bhoj Chhapar (2.0 km) and Rampur Jiwdhar (2.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Salehpur today is likely to be higher.

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