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About Salahpur Village

Salahpur is a mid sized village in Paroo tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,629, made up of 883 males and 746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salahpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Paroo
Pincode 843120
Area (hectares) 201 hectares
Population 1,629
Male Population 883
Female Population 746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salahpur compares

By the 2011 count Salahpur is the 70th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,701 residents. Its 201 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Salahpur

Salahpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Salahpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Salahpur from other places

Salahpur lies about 34 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Vaishali, 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 Salahpur
Nearest town Lālganj 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Vaishali 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Paroo 34 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 34 km

Villages closest to Salahpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salahpur village had a population of 1,629. That makes it the 70th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,701 residents.

Salahpur village has 883 males and 746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salahpur has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Salahpur is 843120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salahpur covers 201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salahpur falls under Paroo tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salahpur is Vaishali, about 6.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Salahpur.

Salahpur is about 34 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salahpur is in Paroo tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Lālganj is about 4.8 km away. Vaishali is about 6.9 km away. Paroo is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chand Kuari (2.2 km), Kuari (2.2 km) and Dumri Parmanandpur (2.4 km).

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

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