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About Salrapur Village

Salrapur is a small village in Ziradei tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 139 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salrapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Ziradei
Pincode 841245
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 270
Male Population 139
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
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 Salrapur compares

By the 2011 count Salrapur is the 75th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 5.7 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 1024.

Getting to Salrapur

Salrapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salrapur 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 Salrapur from other places

Salrapur lies about 16 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Karchhue, about 4.9 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 Salrapur
Nearest railway station Karchhue 4.9 km
Nearest town Mairwa 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Ziradei 16 km
District headquarters Siwan 16 km

Villages closest to Salrapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salrapur village had a population of 270. That makes it the 75th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents.

Salrapur village has 139 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salrapur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Salrapur is 841245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salrapur covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salrapur falls under Ziradei tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salrapur is Karchhue, about 4.9 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 Salrapur.

Salrapur is about 16 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salrapur is in Ziradei tehsil of Siwan district. Karchhue is about 4.9 km away. Mairwa is about 6.4 km away. Ziradei is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaluwahi (under 2 km), Bikaur (under 2 km) and Sisahani (under 2 km).

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

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