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About Fatehpur Urf Shaikhpur Salema Village

Fatehpur Urf Shaikhpur Salema is a mid sized village in Goraul tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 646, made up of 329 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares.

Fatehpur Urf Shaikhpur Salema Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur Urf Shaikhpur Salema village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Goraul
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 646
Male Population 329
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Fatehpur Urf Shaikhpur Salema compares

By the 2011 count Fatehpur Urf Shaikhpur Salema is the 66th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,113 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Fatehpur Urf Shaikhpur Salema

Fatehpur Urf Shaikhpur Salema is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Fatehpur Urf Shaikhpur Salema as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Fatehpur Urf Shaikhpur Salema from other places

Fatehpur Urf Shaikhpur Salema lies about 22 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Kurhani, about 3.4 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 Fatehpur Urf Shaikhpur Salema
Nearest railway station Kurhani 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Goraul 5.4 km
Nearest town Lālganj 18 km
District headquarters Vaishali 22 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur Urf Shaikhpur Salema

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goraul 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 Fatehpur Urf Shaikhpur Salema

As per the Census of India 2011, Fatehpur Urf Shaikhpur Salema village had a population of 646. That makes it the 66th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,113 residents.

Fatehpur Urf Shaikhpur Salema village has 329 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur Urf Shaikhpur Salema has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Fatehpur Urf Shaikhpur Salema covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Fatehpur Urf Shaikhpur Salema falls under Goraul tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Fatehpur Urf Shaikhpur Salema is Kurhani, about 3.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Fatehpur Urf Shaikhpur Salema.

Fatehpur Urf Shaikhpur Salema is about 22 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatehpur Urf Shaikhpur Salema is in Goraul tehsil of Vaishali district. Kurhani is about 3.4 km away. Goraul is about 5.4 km away. Lālganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehpur Chauthai (under 2 km), Fatehpur Ram Mataluke B P (under 2 km) and Bhikhanpura (3.7 km).

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

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