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About Salempur Village

Salempur is a mid sized village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,528, made up of 735 males and 793 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Lalganj
Pincode 276202
Area (hectares) 134.38 hectares
Population 1,528
Male Population 735
Female Population 793
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salempur compares

By the 2011 count Salempur is the 119th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents. Its 134.38 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1080.

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 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 141 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Mau Aimma Station, about 7.8 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 Mau Aimma Station 7.8 km
Nearest town Mau Aimma 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 28 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 141 km

Villages closest to Salempur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lalganj 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 1,528. That makes it the 119th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents.

Salempur village has 735 males and 793 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Salempur is 276202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salempur covers 134.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salempur falls under Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Mau Aimma Station, about 7.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Salempur.

Salempur is about 141 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur is in Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mau Aimma Station is about 7.8 km away. Mau Aimma is about 8.8 km away. Lalganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phinihini Salempur (under 2 km), Baladih (3.6 km) and Tarawa (3.7 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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