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About Salempur Village

Salempur is a mid sized village in Mahnar tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,639, made up of 806 males and 833 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Mahnar
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 1,639
Male Population 806
Female Population 833
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 27th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,695 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

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 <5 km distance. 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 9.0 km from Mahnar, and the nearest railway station is Vaishali, about 5.6 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 Vaishali 5.6 km
Nearest town Lālganj 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahnar 9.0 km

Villages closest to Salempur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahnar 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 1,639. That makes it the 27th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,695 residents.

Salempur village has 806 males and 833 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Salempur covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salempur falls under Mahnar tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Vaishali, about 5.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Salempur.

Salempur is about 9.0 km from Mahnar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur is in Mahnar tehsil of Vaishali district. Vaishali is about 5.6 km away. Lālganj is about 7.7 km away. Mahnar is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasanpur Basahi (under 2 km), Hasanpur Juned (under 2 km) and Hasanpur Urf Kaila (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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