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About Salempur Village

Salempur is a small village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 29 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.9 hectares hectares.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 56.9 hectares
Population 54
Male Population 29
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 56.9 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

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 13 km from Chandauli. 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 Sakaldiha 4.2 km
District headquarters Chandauli 13 km

Villages closest to Salempur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sakaldiha 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 54. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Salempur village has 29 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Salempur covers 56.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Salempur notes the nearest railway station 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 13 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 Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Sakaldiha is about 4.2 km away. Chandauli is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dindaspur (under 2 km), Ukani Viram Rai (1.9 km) and Derawal (2.0 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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