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About Salpur Village

Salpur is one of the larger villages in Khair tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,632, made up of 3,572 males and 3,060 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1077.83 hectares hectares.

Salpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Khair
Area (hectares) 1077.83 hectares
Population 6,632
Male Population 3,572
Female Population 3,060
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Salpur compares

By the 2011 count Salpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents. Its 1077.83 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Salpur

Salpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Salpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salpur from other places

Salpur lies about 40 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Danwar, about 28 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 Salpur
Tehsil headquarters Khair 16 km
Nearest railway station Danwar 28 km
District headquarters Aligarh 40 km

Villages closest to Salpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salpur village had a population of 6,632. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents.

Salpur village has 3,572 males and 3,060 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salpur has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

Salpur covers 1077.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salpur falls under Khair tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salpur is Danwar, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Salpur.

Salpur is about 40 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salpur is in Khair tehsil of Aligarh district. Khair is about 16 km away. Danwar is about 28 km away. Aligarh is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jadana (2.2 km), Kaliyanpur (2.6 km) and Shahnagar Soraula (3.3 km).

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

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