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About Salempur Village

Salempur is a large village in Utraula tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,579, made up of 1,356 males and 1,223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.63 hectares hectares.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Tehsil Utraula
Area (hectares) 221.63 hectares
Population 2,579
Male Population 1,356
Female Population 1,223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
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 77th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,870 residents. Its 221.63 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

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 41 km from Balrampur, and the nearest railway station is Maskanwa, about 16 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 Maskanwa 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Utraula 21 km
District headquarters Balrampur 41 km

Villages closest to Salempur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Utraula 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 2,579. That makes it the 77th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,870 residents.

Salempur village has 1,356 males and 1,223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Salempur covers 221.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salempur falls under Utraula tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Maskanwa, about 16 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 41 km from Balrampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur is in Utraula tehsil of Balrampur district. Maskanwa is about 16 km away. Utraula is about 21 km away. Balrampur is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Achalpur Ghat (1.8 km), Barhaya Fareed Khan (2.6 km) and Chorghata Ghata (3.1 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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