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About Salempur Village

Salempur is a large village in Bisfi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,665, made up of 1,379 males and 1,286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.7 hectares hectares.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Bisfi
Area (hectares) 325.7 hectares
Population 2,665
Male Population 1,379
Female Population 1,286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salempur compares

By the 2011 count Salempur is the 35th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,167 residents. Its 325.7 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

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 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 6.1 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Pandaul, about 3.5 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 Pandaul 3.5 km
District headquarters Madhubani 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bisfi 20 km

Villages closest to Salempur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bisfi 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 2,665. That makes it the 35th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,167 residents.

Salempur village has 1,379 males and 1,286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Salempur covers 325.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salempur falls under Bisfi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Pandaul, about 3.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salempur.

Salempur is about 6.1 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur is in Bisfi tehsil of Madhubani district. Pandaul is about 3.5 km away. Madhubani is about 6.1 km away. Bisfi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghepura (8.3 km), Raghopur (8.3 km) and Usrahi (8.3 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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