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About Salempur Village

Salempur is a mid sized village in Panapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,236, made up of 646 males and 590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Panapur
Area (hectares) 223 hectares
Population 1,236
Male Population 646
Female Population 590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Salempur compares

By the 2011 count Salempur is the 35th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,974 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Salempur

Salempur 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 Salempur 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 Salempur from other places

Salempur lies about 163 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Muthani, about 23 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 town Bhabhua 12 km
Nearest railway station Muthani 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Panapur 29 km
District headquarters Saran 163 km

Villages closest to Salempur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Panapur 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 1,236. That makes it the 35th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,974 residents.

Salempur village has 646 males and 590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Salempur covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salempur falls under Panapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Muthani, about 23 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 Salempur.

Salempur is about 163 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 Panapur tehsil of Saran district. Bhabhua is about 12 km away. Muthani is about 23 km away. Panapur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur Kharauni (8.0 km), Rampur Rudar (8.0 km) and Bagdiha (8.5 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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