About Salehpur Village

Salehpur is a large village in Sidhwalia tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,922, made up of 1,376 males and 1,546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,124 females per 1000 males. The village covers 584 hectares hectares.

Salehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salehpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Sidhwalia
Area (hectares)	584 hectares
Population	2,922
Male Population	1,376
Female Population	1,546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,124
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 Salehpur compares

By the 2011 count Salehpur is the 21st largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents. Its 584 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Salehpur

Salehpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salehpur 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 Salehpur from other places

Salehpur lies about 26 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwalia, about 10 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	Sidhwalia	10 km
Nearest town	Barauli	12 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	26 km

Villages closest to Salehpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salehpur village had a population of 2,922. That makes it the 21st largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents.

Salehpur village has 1,376 males and 1,546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salehpur has about 1124 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Salehpur covers 584 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salehpur falls under Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salehpur is Sidhwalia, about 10 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 Salehpur.

Salehpur is about 26 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 Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sidhwalia is about 10 km away. Barauli is about 12 km away. Gopalganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.