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About Salempur Bakkal Village

Salempur Bakkal is a mid sized village in Laksar tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 885, made up of 471 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salempur Bakkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salempur Bakkal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Laksar
Pincode 247663
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 885
Male Population 471
Female Population 414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
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 Bakkal compares

By the 2011 count Salempur Bakkal is the 80th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 10 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 888.

Getting to Salempur Bakkal

The census records public bus service for Salempur Bakkal 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 Bakkal from other places

Salempur Bakkal lies about 30 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Roorkee, about 2.8 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 Bakkal
Nearest railway station Roorkee 2.8 km
District headquarters Hardwar 30 km

Villages closest to Salempur Bakkal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salempur Bakkal village had a population of 885. That makes it the 80th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Salempur Bakkal village has 471 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salempur Bakkal has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Salempur Bakkal is 247663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salempur Bakkal covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salempur Bakkal falls under Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Salempur Bakkal is Roorkee, about 2.8 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 Bakkal.

Salempur Bakkal is about 30 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salempur Bakkal is in Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district. Roorkee is about 2.8 km away. Hardwar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shekhpuri (2.2 km), Bhagatanpur Majra Niranjanpur (4.8 km) and Barampur (6.6 km).

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

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