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About Salempur Village

Salempur is a large village in Sameli tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,819, made up of 1,435 males and 1,384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854101, 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 Sameli
Pincode 854101
Area (hectares) 293.19 hectares
Population 2,819
Male Population 1,435
Female Population 1,384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Salempur compares

By the 2011 count Salempur is the 9th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents. Its 293.19 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Salempur

The census records public bus service for Salempur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 30 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, about 4.4 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 railway station Bakhri 4.4 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Sameli 30 km
District headquarters Katihar 30 km

Villages closest to Salempur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sameli 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 2,819. That makes it the 9th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents.

Salempur village has 1,435 males and 1,384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Salempur is 854101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salempur covers 293.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salempur falls under Sameli tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Bakhri, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Salempur is about 30 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 Sameli tehsil of Katihar district. Bakhri is about 4.4 km away. Naugachhia is about 22 km away. Sameli is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaudhri Chakla (under 2 km), Khoda Baksh Chakla (under 2 km) and Nazir Chakla (under 2 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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