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About Salempatti Village

Salempatti is a mid sized village in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,415, made up of 731 males and 684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.8 hectares hectares.

Salempatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempatti village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Khanpur
Area (hectares) 58.8 hectares
Population 1,415
Male Population 731
Female Population 684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salempatti compares

By the 2011 count Salempatti is the 36th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,632 residents. Its 58.8 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Salempatti

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

Salempatti lies about 128 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Ekma, about 2.8 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 Salempatti
Tehsil headquarters Khanpur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Ekma 2.8 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 16 km
District headquarters Samastipur 128 km

Villages closest to Salempatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salempatti village had a population of 1,415. That makes it the 36th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,632 residents.

Salempatti village has 731 males and 684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempatti has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Salempatti covers 58.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salempatti falls under Khanpur tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salempatti is Ekma, about 2.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salempatti.

Salempatti is about 128 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempatti is in Khanpur tehsil of Samastipur district. Khanpur is about under 2 km away. Ekma is about 2.8 km away. Mahārājgani is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanpur (under 2 km), Harpur Shyam (4.5 km) and Balaha Bishunath (6.2 km).

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

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