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About Salahpur Village

Salahpur is a mid sized village in Andar tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,043, made up of 514 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares.

Salahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salahpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Andar
Area (hectares) 42 hectares
Population 1,043
Male Population 514
Female Population 529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salahpur compares

By the 2011 count Salahpur is the 36th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Salahpur

Salahpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salahpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salahpur from other places

Salahpur lies about 12 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Siwan Junction, about 11 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 Salahpur
Tehsil headquarters Andar 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Siwan Junction 11 km
District headquarters Siwan 12 km
Nearest town Siwān 12 km

Villages closest to Salahpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salahpur village had a population of 1,043. That makes it the 36th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents.

Salahpur village has 514 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salahpur has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Salahpur covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salahpur falls under Andar tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salahpur is Siwan Junction, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Salahpur.

Salahpur is about 12 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salahpur is in Andar tehsil of Siwan district. Andar is about 2.8 km away. Siwan Junction is about 11 km away. Siwan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhajwa (under 2 km), Hakma Hata (under 2 km) and Balia (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Salahpur today is likely to be higher.

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