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About Salempur Village

Salempur is one of the larger villages in Surajgarha tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,893, made up of 6,899 males and 5,994 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 718 hectares hectares.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Surajgarha
Area (hectares) 718 hectares
Population 12,893
Male Population 6,899
Female Population 5,994
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salempur compares

By the 2011 count Salempur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents. Its 718 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Salempur

Salempur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 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 16 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Kajra, about 7.8 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 Surajgarha under 2 km
Nearest railway station Kajra 7.8 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 16 km
Nearest town Luckeesarai 16 km

Villages closest to Salempur

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 Salempur

As per the Census of India 2011, Salempur village had a population of 12,893. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents.

Salempur village has 6,899 males and 5,994 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

Salempur covers 718 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salempur falls under Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Kajra, about 7.8 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 <5 km distance for Salempur.

Salempur is about 16 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur is in Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Surajgarha is about under 2 km away. Kajra is about 7.8 km away. Lakhisarai is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haldi (under 2 km), Surajpur (under 2 km) and Gopalpur (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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