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About Salempur Village

Salempur is a mid sized village in Dariapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,704, made up of 890 males and 814 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Dariapur
Pincode 841222
Area (hectares) 132 hectares
Population 1,704
Male Population 890
Female Population 814
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salempur compares

By the 2011 count Salempur is the 57th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,956 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Salempur

Salempur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salempur 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 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 73 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Garhani, about 16 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 Dariapur 14 km
Nearest town Bikram 15 km
Nearest railway station Garhani 16 km
District headquarters Saran 73 km

Villages closest to Salempur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dariapur 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 1,704. That makes it the 57th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,956 residents.

Salempur village has 890 males and 814 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Salempur is 841222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salempur covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salempur falls under Dariapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Garhani, about 16 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 km distance for Salempur.

Salempur is about 73 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur is in Dariapur tehsil of Saran district. Dariapur is about 14 km away. Bikram is about 15 km away. Garhani 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 Sundarpur (4.0 km), Fatehpur Chain (4.8 km) and Dhannechapra (6.0 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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