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About Salempur Village

Salempur is a large village in Ishupur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,503, made up of 1,778 males and 1,725 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ishupur
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 3,503
Male Population 1,778
Female Population 1,725
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Salempur compares

By the 2011 count Salempur is the 12th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Salempur

The census records public bus service for Salempur as Available within <5 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 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 4.6 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Sarhari Halt, about 4.6 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 Ishupur 4.6 km
District headquarters Saran 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Sarhari Halt 4.6 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 13 km

Villages closest to Salempur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ishupur 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 3,503. That makes it the 12th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Salempur village has 1,778 males and 1,725 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

Salempur covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salempur falls under Ishupur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Sarhari Halt, about 4.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salempur.

Salempur is about 4.6 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 Ishupur tehsil of Saran district. Ishupur is about 4.6 km away. Saran is about 4.6 km away. Sarhari Halt is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobinapur (1.9 km), Piprahia (2.4 km) and Shampur (9.7 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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