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About Salampur Village

Salampur is a small village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 320, made up of 152 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares.

Salampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 320
Male Population 152
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
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 Salampur compares

By the 2011 count Salampur is the 92nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Salampur

Salampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salampur 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 Salampur from other places

Salampur lies about 45 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 7.9 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 Salampur
Nearest railway station Telta 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 19 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 29 km
District headquarters Purnia 45 km

Villages closest to Salampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salampur village had a population of 320. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Salampur village has 152 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salampur has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Salampur covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salampur falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salampur is Telta, about 7.9 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 Salampur.

Salampur is about 45 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salampur is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Telta is about 7.9 km away. Baisi is about 19 km away. Rāiganj is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bairgachhi (10 km), Sonaur (11 km) and Puranganj (11 km).

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

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