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About Salimpur Village

Salimpur is a large village in Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,223, made up of 1,695 males and 1,528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salimpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salimpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Bakhtiarpur
Pincode 803202
Area (hectares) 341 hectares
Population 3,223
Male Population 1,695
Female Population 1,528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salimpur compares

By the 2011 count Salimpur is the 20th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,455 residents. Its 341 hectares work out to about 9.5 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 874.

Getting to Salimpur

Salimpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salimpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salimpur from other places

Salimpur lies about 47 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Badhauna Halt, about 12 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 Salimpur
Nearest railway station Badhauna Halt 12 km
Nearest town Hilsa 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bakhtiarpur 32 km
District headquarters Patna 47 km

Villages closest to Salimpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salimpur village had a population of 3,223. That makes it the 20th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,455 residents.

Salimpur village has 1,695 males and 1,528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salimpur has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 874.

The pincode recorded for Salimpur is 803202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salimpur covers 341 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salimpur falls under Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salimpur is Badhauna Halt, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salimpur.

Salimpur is about 47 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salimpur is in Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Patna district. Badhauna Halt is about 12 km away. Hilsa is about 12 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hedaiatpur (6.5 km), Jinatpur (6.5 km) and Saraia (16 km).

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

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