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About Salempur Village

Salempur is a mid sized village in Narkatiaganj tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,012, made up of 534 males and 478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845455, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Narkatiaganj
Pincode 845455
Area (hectares) 165.2 hectares
Population 1,012
Male Population 534
Female Population 478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Salempur compares

By the 2011 count Salempur is the 98th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 165.2 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Salempur

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 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 17 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Chamua, about under 2 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 Chamua under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Narkatiaganj 5.8 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 5.8 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 17 km

Villages closest to Salempur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narkatiaganj 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 1,012. That makes it the 98th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Salempur village has 534 males and 478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Salempur is 845455. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salempur covers 165.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salempur falls under Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Chamua, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 17 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur is in Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Chamua is about under 2 km away. Narkatiaganj is about 5.8 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanki (under 2 km), Saidpur (1.5 km) and Chengauna (1.6 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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