About Salempur Village

Salempur is a mid sized village in Raghunathpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,132, made up of 605 males and 527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Raghunathpur
Area (hectares)	43 hectares
Population	1,132
Male Population	605
Female Population	527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	871
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salempur compares

By the 2011 count Salempur is the 41st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 26 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 1051.

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 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 Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Sahatwar, about 18 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
Tehsil headquarters	Raghunathpur	2.4 km
Nearest town	Maniar	8.4 km
Nearest railway station	Sahatwar	18 km
District headquarters	Siwan	28 km

Villages closest to Salempur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salempur village had a population of 1,132. That makes it the 41st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents.

Salempur village has 605 males and 527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Salempur covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salempur falls under Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Sahatwar, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Salempur.

Salempur is about 28 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur is in Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district. Raghunathpur is about 2.4 km away. Maniar is about 8.4 km away. Sahatwar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.