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About Salempur Village

Salempur is a small village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29, made up of 15 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 22 hectares
Population 29
Male Population 15
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Salempur compares

By the 2011 count Salempur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 22 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Salempur

Salempur 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 Salempur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Salempur from other places

Salempur lies about 30 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Ahraura Road, about 24 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 Chakia 8.8 km
Nearest town Ahraura 11 km
Nearest railway station Ahraura Road 24 km
District headquarters Chandauli 30 km

Villages closest to Salempur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chakia 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 29. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Salempur village has 15 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Salempur covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salempur falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Ahraura Road, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Salempur.

Salempur is about 30 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 8.8 km away. Ahraura is about 11 km away. Ahraura Road is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandi Akil (under 2 km), Murhahua (under 2 km) and Murhhua (under 2 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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