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About Salempur Village

Salempur is a mid sized village in Mohammadabad tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,659, made up of 851 males and 808 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.97 hectares hectares.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Mohammadabad
Area (hectares) 105.97 hectares
Population 1,659
Male Population 851
Female Population 808
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Salempur compares

By the 2011 count Salempur is the 139th largest of the 806 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents. Its 105.97 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

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 within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salempur from other places

Salempur lies about 12 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Ankuspur, about 8.8 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 Ankuspur 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammadabad 12 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 12 km
Nearest town Ghazīpur 12 km

Villages closest to Salempur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammadabad 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 1,659. That makes it the 139th largest of the 806 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents.

Salempur village has 851 males and 808 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Salempur covers 105.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salempur falls under Mohammadabad tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Ankuspur, about 8.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Salempur is about 12 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur is in Mohammadabad tehsil of Ghazipur district. Ankuspur is about 8.8 km away. Mohammadabad is about 12 km away. Ghazipur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salem Pur (under 2 km), Salempur Khurd T Jahurabad (under 2 km) and Bharauli Ala (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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