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About Salarpur Village

Salarpur is a mid sized village in Surajgarha tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,288, made up of 691 males and 597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.8 hectares hectares.

Salarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Surajgarha
Area (hectares) 206.8 hectares
Population 1,288
Male Population 691
Female Population 597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salarpur compares

By the 2011 count Salarpur is the 61st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents. Its 206.8 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Salarpur

Salarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salarpur 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 Salarpur from other places

Salarpur lies about 28 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Masudan, about 6.9 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 Salarpur
Nearest railway station Masudan 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Surajgarha 13 km
Nearest town Ballia 14 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 28 km

Villages closest to Salarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salarpur village had a population of 1,288. That makes it the 61st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents.

Salarpur village has 691 males and 597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salarpur has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

Salarpur covers 206.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salarpur falls under Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salarpur is Masudan, about 6.9 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 Salarpur.

Salarpur is about 28 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salarpur is in Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Masudan is about 6.9 km away. Surajgarha is about 13 km away. Ballia is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nanakpur Doghra (under 2 km), Tajpur Doghra (under 2 km) and Bherha (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Salarpur today is likely to be higher.

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