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About Salempur Village

Salempur is a mid sized village in Ratni Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,378, made up of 755 males and 623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ratni Faridpur
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 1,378
Male Population 755
Female Population 623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 825
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salempur compares

By the 2011 count Salempur is the 36th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents. Its 85 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 918.

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 5 - 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 Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Ner Halt, about 9.9 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 Makhdumpur 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Ner Halt 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ratni Faridpur 11 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 21 km

Villages closest to Salempur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratni Faridpur 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 1,378. That makes it the 36th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents.

Salempur village has 755 males and 623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Salempur covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salempur falls under Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Ner Halt, about 9.9 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 Salempur.

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

Salempur is in Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Makhdumpur is about 9.8 km away. Ner Halt is about 9.9 km away. Ratni Faridpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mudhara (1.6 km), Ghejan (2.0 km) and Harnakhas (2.7 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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