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About Salhepur Village

Salhepur is a mid sized village in Sagri tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,206, made up of 625 males and 581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.81 hectares hectares.

Salhepur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salhepur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Sagri
Area (hectares) 107.81 hectares
Population 1,206
Male Population 625
Female Population 581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salhepur compares

By the 2011 count Salhepur is the 220th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 107.81 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Salhepur

Salhepur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salhepur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Salhepur from other places

Salhepur lies about 48 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Dohrighat, 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 Salhepur
Nearest town Chillupār 10 km
Nearest railway station Dohrighat 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagri 31 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 48 km

Villages closest to Salhepur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salhepur village had a population of 1,206. That makes it the 220th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Salhepur village has 625 males and 581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salhepur has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Salhepur covers 107.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salhepur falls under Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salhepur is Dohrighat, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Salhepur.

Salhepur is about 48 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salhepur is in Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district. Chillupār is about 10 km away. Dohrighat is about 12 km away. Sagri is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akbalpur (under 2 km), Arazi Dariyapur (under 2 km) and Arazi Palhawapur (under 2 km).

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

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