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About Salehpur Village

Salehpur is one of the larger villages in Falka tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,851, made up of 4,521 males and 4,330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salehpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Falka
Pincode 854114
Area (hectares) 394.98 hectares
Population 8,851
Male Population 4,521
Female Population 4,330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salehpur compares

By the 2011 count Salehpur is the 4th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents. Its 394.98 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

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 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 29 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, 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 Salehpur
Tehsil headquarters Falka 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Bakhri 12 km
Nearest town Purnia 26 km
District headquarters Katihar 29 km

Villages closest to Salehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Falka 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 8,851. That makes it the 4th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents.

Salehpur village has 4,521 males and 4,330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salehpur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Salehpur is 854114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salehpur covers 394.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salehpur falls under Falka tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salehpur is Bakhri, 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 Salehpur.

Salehpur is about 29 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salehpur is in Falka tehsil of Katihar district. Falka is about 2.7 km away. Bakhri is about 12 km away. Purnia is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salehpur Milik (under 2 km), Maheshpur (under 2 km) and Gobindpur (under 2 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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