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About Salempur Village

Salempur is a mid sized village in Kathumar tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 911, made up of 487 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 321605, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Kathumar
Pincode 321605
Area (hectares) 190 hectares
Population 911
Male Population 487
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salempur compares

By the 2011 count Salempur is the 90th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,497 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Salempur

Salempur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salempur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 45 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Brij Nagar, about 14 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 Kathumar 7.7 km
Nearest town Nagar 13 km
Nearest railway station Brij Nagar 14 km
District headquarters Alwar 45 km

Villages closest to Salempur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kathumar 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 911. That makes it the 90th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,497 residents.

Salempur village has 487 males and 424 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Salempur is 321605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salempur covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salempur falls under Kathumar tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Brij Nagar, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salempur.

Salempur is about 45 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur is in Kathumar tehsil of Alwar district. Kathumar is about 7.7 km away. Nagar is about 13 km away. Brij Nagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganjpur (under 2 km), Ranoli (under 2 km) and Noorpur (1.6 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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