About Salempur Village

Salempur is a large village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,979, made up of 1,549 males and 1,430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Balrampur
Pincode	854312
Area (hectares)	159.05 hectares
Population	2,979
Male Population	1,549
Female Population	1,430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 9th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 159.05 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

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 village. 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 46 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 7.9 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
Tehsil headquarters	Balrampur	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Telta	7.9 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	29 km
District headquarters	Katihar	46 km

Villages closest to Salempur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salempur village had a population of 2,979. That makes it the 9th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Salempur village has 1,549 males and 1,430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Salempur is 854312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salempur covers 159.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salempur falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Telta, about 7.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Salempur.

Salempur is about 46 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Balrampur is about 6.5 km away. Telta is about 7.9 km away. Rāiganj is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.