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About Salempur Village

Salempur is a small village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 84 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,238 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Pincode 222170
Area (hectares) 27.43 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 84
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,238
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salempur compares

By the 2011 count Salempur is the 366th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 27.43 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Salempur

Salempur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salempur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 18 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Jalalganj, about 4.1 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 Jalalganj 4.1 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 18 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 18 km

Villages closest to Salempur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kerakat 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 188. That makes it the 366th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Salempur village has 84 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 1238 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Salempur is 222170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salempur covers 27.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salempur falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Jalalganj, about 4.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Salempur.

Salempur is about 18 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Jalalganj is about 4.1 km away. Mariāhu is about 13 km away. Kerakat is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Meghpur (under 2 km), Kusian (under 2 km) and Lohgajar (1.6 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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