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About Salempur Village

Salempur is one of the larger villages in Kanpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,471, made up of 2,909 males and 2,562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 648.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209402, 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 Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Kanpur
Pincode 209402
Area (hectares) 648.61 hectares
Population 5,471
Male Population 2,909
Female Population 2,562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Salempur compares

By the 2011 count Salempur is the 18th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents. Its 648.61 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Salempur

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 <5 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 33 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Sirsaul, about 6.3 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 Sirsaul 6.3 km
Nearest town Kanpur Cantonment 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanpur 18 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 33 km

Villages closest to Salempur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanpur 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 5,471. That makes it the 18th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents.

Salempur village has 2,909 males and 2,562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Salempur is 209402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salempur covers 648.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salempur falls under Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salempur is Sirsaul, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 33 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur is in Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Sirsaul is about 6.3 km away. Kanpur Cantonment is about 16 km away. Kanpur 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 Karbigawan Salempur (under 2 km), Katrinarainpur Salempur (under 2 km) and Narainpur Salempur (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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