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About Salempur Village

Salempur is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 686, made up of 305 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,249 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.21 hectares hectares.

Salempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 62.21 hectares
Population 686
Male Population 305
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,249
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Salempur compares

By the 2011 count Salempur is the 349th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 62.21 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

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 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 22 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 3.7 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 Mariahu 3.7 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 4.6 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 22 km

Villages closest to Salempur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mariahu 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 686. That makes it the 349th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Salempur village has 305 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 1249 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Salempur covers 62.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Mariahu, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Salempur is about 22 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 Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 3.7 km away. Mariāhu is about 4.6 km away. Jaunpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohammadpur (under 2 km), Nawada (under 2 km) and Bhauras (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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