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About Chak Salem Village

Chak Salem is one of the larger villages in Patori tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,120, made up of 3,248 males and 2,872 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Salem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Salem village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Patori
Pincode 848504
Area (hectares) 238 hectares
Population 6,120
Male Population 3,248
Female Population 2,872
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chak Salem compares

By the 2011 count Chak Salem is the 10th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,740 residents. Its 238 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Chak Salem

Chak Salem is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chak Salem 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak Salem from other places

Chak Salem lies about 112 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Nawadah, about 6.3 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 Chak Salem
Nearest town Nawāda 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Nawadah 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Patori 8.8 km
District headquarters Samastipur 112 km

Villages closest to Chak Salem

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patori 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 Chak Salem

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Salem village had a population of 6,120. That makes it the 10th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,740 residents.

Chak Salem village has 3,248 males and 2,872 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Salem has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Chak Salem is 848504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Salem covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chak Salem falls under Patori tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chak Salem is Nawadah, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chak Salem.

Chak Salem is about 112 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Salem is in Patori tehsil of Samastipur district. Nawāda is about 5.9 km away. Nawadah is about 6.3 km away. Patori is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Almun (under 2 km), Chak Raman (under 2 km) and Chak Saho (under 2 km).

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

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