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About Salempur Karkha Village

Salempur Karkha is a large village in Shikohabad tehsil, in the district of Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,661, made up of 1,451 males and 1,210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.04 hectares hectares.

Salempur Karkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur Karkha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Firozabad
Tehsil Shikohabad
Area (hectares) 319.04 hectares
Population 2,661
Male Population 1,451
Female Population 1,210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 834
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salempur Karkha compares

By the 2011 count Salempur Karkha is the 53rd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents. Its 319.04 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Salempur Karkha

Salempur Karkha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salempur Karkha as Available within 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 Karkha from other places

Salempur Karkha lies about 27 km from Firozabad, and the nearest railway station is Kaurara, about 4.5 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 Karkha
Nearest railway station Kaurara 4.5 km
Nearest town Sirsāganj 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikohabad 11 km
District headquarters Firozabad 27 km

Villages closest to Salempur Karkha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salempur Karkha village had a population of 2,661. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents.

Salempur Karkha village has 1,451 males and 1,210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur Karkha has about 834 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 873.

Salempur Karkha covers 319.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salempur Karkha falls under Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salempur Karkha is Kaurara, about 4.5 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 village for Salempur Karkha.

Salempur Karkha is about 27 km from Firozabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur Karkha is in Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district. Kaurara is about 4.5 km away. Sirsāganj is about 8.1 km away. Shikohabad is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khatua Mai (under 2 km), Nane Mau (under 2 km) and Ujarai Khera (under 2 km).

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

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