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About Salempur Village

Salempur is a mid sized village in Karai Parsurai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,335, made up of 643 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Karai Parsurai
Pincode 804451
Area (hectares) 118 hectares
Population 1,335
Male Population 643
Female Population 692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 20th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

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 - 10 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 6.0 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Badhauna Halt, about 1.8 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
Nearest railway station Badhauna Halt 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Karai Parsurai 6.0 km
District headquarters Nalanda 6.0 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 14 km

Villages closest to Salempur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karai Parsurai 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 1,335. That makes it the 20th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents.

Salempur village has 643 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Salempur is 804451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salempur covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salempur falls under Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Badhauna Halt, about 1.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salempur.

Salempur is about 6.0 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur is in Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district. Badhauna Halt is about 1.8 km away. Karai Parsurai is about 6.0 km away. Nalanda is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhitar Bigha (10 km), Mohiuddinpur (11 km) and Chaurasi (12 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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