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About Salempur Village

Salempur is a mid sized village in Manjhi tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,153, made up of 635 males and 518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Manjhi
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 1,153
Male Population 635
Female Population 518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 816
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salempur compares

By the 2011 count Salempur is the 72nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Salempur

Salempur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salempur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 22 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Daudpur, about 7.5 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
Nearest railway station Daudpur 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Manjhi 7.8 km
Nearest town Reoti 15 km
District headquarters Saran 22 km

Villages closest to Salempur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manjhi 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 1,153. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Salempur village has 635 males and 518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 816 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Salempur covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salempur falls under Manjhi tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Daudpur, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Salempur.

Salempur is about 22 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 Manjhi tehsil of Saran district. Daudpur is about 7.5 km away. Manjhi is about 7.8 km away. Reoti is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhabhauli (under 2 km), Dumari Bhabhauli (under 2 km) and Dumai Garh (1.8 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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