# Salempur Village, Amarpur, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/amarpur/salempur/ Village · Amarpur, Banka # Salempur Salempur is a village in Amarpur sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,033 people in 1,544 households**, the 2nd largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 8,033people (2011) - 1,544households - 63.2%literacy - 910females per 1,000 males ## Salempur PIN code and other codes Salempur falls in Amarpur sub-district, Banka district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSalempur - Community development blockAmarpur - Census village code240718 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Salempur from nearby towns? - Amarpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Banka (district HQ)16 km by road - Amarpur (nearest town)5 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Salempur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Salempur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Amhara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Patwe Morawan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Salempur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 876 hectares of village land is sown, and 500 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Salempur Of every 100 households in Salempur in 2011, 14 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Salempur · ■ Amarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****14%** **21% Toilet within the home ****8%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **92% Use banking services ****38%** **39% Television ****9%** **10% Mobile phone ****54%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **35% Own their home ****99%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Salempur? ■ Salempur · ■ Amarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910** **905 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969** **945 Working population ****38.5%** **33.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.8% for men and 53.6% for women. 47% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 382 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 559 (18%) · **■** Household industry 81 (3%) · **■** Other work 106 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,962 (63%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Amarpur - Subhanpur12,381 people - Pawai7,881 people - Bharko *7,855 people - Lachhmipur Chiraia5,871 people - Kol Buzurg4,576 people [All 176 villages in Amarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/amarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Salempur from Banka?16 km by road - What is the population of Salempur?8,033 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salempur in?Banka district (Amarpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Salempur?63.2% (Census 2011)