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About Salarpur Village

Salarpur is a mid sized village in Barh tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,306, made up of 698 males and 608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares.

Salarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Barh
Area (hectares) 219 hectares
Population 1,306
Male Population 698
Female Population 608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salarpur compares

By the 2011 count Salarpur is the 36th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,532 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Salarpur

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

Salarpur lies about 56 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Achuara Halt, about 2.1 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 Salarpur
Nearest railway station Achuara Halt 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Barh 7.2 km
Nearest town Bārh 7.2 km
District headquarters Patna 56 km

Villages closest to Salarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salarpur village had a population of 1,306. That makes it the 36th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,532 residents.

Salarpur village has 698 males and 608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salarpur has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

Salarpur covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salarpur falls under Barh tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salarpur is Achuara Halt, about 2.1 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 village for Salarpur.

Salarpur is about 56 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salarpur is in Barh tehsil of Patna district. Achuara Halt is about 2.1 km away. Barh is about 7.2 km away. Bārh is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mobarakpur (under 2 km), Burhanpur (under 2 km) and Sikandra (1.9 km).

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

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