About Salehpur Village

Salehpur is a large village in Chandi tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,469, made up of 1,288 males and 1,181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares.

Salehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salehpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Chandi
Area (hectares)	136 hectares
Population	2,469
Male Population	1,288
Female Population	1,181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salehpur compares

By the 2011 count Salehpur is the 18th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Salehpur

Salehpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salehpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Salehpur from other places

Salehpur lies about 72 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Garhani, about 16 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 Salehpur
Nearest town	Bikram	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandi	15 km
Nearest railway station	Garhani	16 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	72 km

Villages closest to Salehpur

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

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Common questions about Salehpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Salehpur village had a population of 2,469. That makes it the 18th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Salehpur village has 1,288 males and 1,181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salehpur has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Salehpur covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salehpur falls under Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salehpur is Garhani, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Salehpur.

Salehpur is about 72 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salehpur is in Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district. Bikram is about 15 km away. Chandi is about 15 km away. Garhani is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.