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About Salempur Village

Salempur is a mid sized village in Revelganj tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,532, made up of 756 males and 776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.4 hectares hectares.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Revelganj
Area (hectares) 53.4 hectares
Population 1,532
Male Population 756
Female Population 776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 20th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,966 residents. Its 53.4 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

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 village. 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 28 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Teknewas, about under 2 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 Teknewas under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Revelganj 5.4 km
District headquarters Saran 28 km

Villages closest to Salempur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Revelganj 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 1,532. That makes it the 20th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,966 residents.

Salempur village has 756 males and 776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Salempur covers 53.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salempur falls under Revelganj tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Teknewas, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Salempur.

Salempur is about 28 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 Revelganj tehsil of Saran district. Teknewas is about under 2 km away. Revelganj is about 5.4 km away. Saran is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakhua (under 2 km), Atraulia (under 2 km) and Auli (under 2 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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