About Salimapur Village

Salimapur is a large village in Marhaura tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,599, made up of 2,391 males and 2,208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239 hectares hectares.

Salimapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salimapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Marhaura
Area (hectares)	239 hectares
Population	4,599
Male Population	2,391
Female Population	2,208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Salimapur compares

By the 2011 count Salimapur is the 13th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents. Its 239 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Salimapur

Salimapur 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 Salimapur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salimapur from other places

Salimapur lies about 21 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Shilhauri Halt, about 3.9 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 Salimapur
Nearest railway station	Shilhauri Halt	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Marhaura	5.9 km
District headquarters	Saran	21 km

Villages closest to Salimapur

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

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Common questions about Salimapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Salimapur village had a population of 4,599. That makes it the 13th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents.

Salimapur village has 2,391 males and 2,208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salimapur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Salimapur covers 239 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salimapur falls under Marhaura tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salimapur is Shilhauri Halt, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Salimapur is about 21 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salimapur is in Marhaura tehsil of Saran district. Shilhauri Halt is about 3.9 km away. Marhaura is about 5.9 km away. Saran is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.