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About Salempur Village

Salempur is a mid sized village in Nokha tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 558, made up of 282 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Nokha
Area (hectares) 44 hectares
Population 558
Male Population 282
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salempur compares

By the 2011 count Salempur is the 66th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Salempur

Salempur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salempur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Salempur from other places

Salempur lies about 53 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Khairadih Halt, about 6.0 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
Tehsil headquarters Nokha 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Khairadih Halt 6.0 km
District headquarters Rohtas 53 km

Villages closest to Salempur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nokha 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 558. That makes it the 66th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents.

Salempur village has 282 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Salempur covers 44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salempur falls under Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Khairadih Halt, about 6.0 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 - 10 km distance for Salempur.

Salempur is about 53 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur is in Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district. Nokha is about 5.6 km away. Khairadih Halt is about 6.0 km away. Rohtas is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baligawan (under 2 km), Jabra (under 2 km) and Dharupur (under 2 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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