About Salempur Village

Salempur is a large village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,119, made up of 1,074 males and 1,045 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Tehsil	Maheshpur
Pincode	814111
Area (hectares)	385 hectares
Population	2,119
Male Population	1,074
Female Population	1,045
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salempur compares

By the 2011 count Salempur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 385 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

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 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 Salempur from other places

Salempur lies about 22 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 12 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	Maheshpur	2.7 km
Nearest railway station	Murarai	12 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	20 km
District headquarters	Pakur	22 km

Villages closest to Salempur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maheshpur 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 2,119. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Salempur village has 1,074 males and 1,045 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Salempur is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salempur covers 385 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salempur falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Murarai, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Salempur.

Salempur is about 22 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 2.7 km away. Murarai is about 12 km away. Nalhāti is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.