# Salempur Village, Gurua, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Salempur

Salempur is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **376 people in 61 households**, the 145th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 376people (2011)
- 61households
- 63.1%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Salempur PIN code and other codes

Salempur falls in Gurua sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChilor
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255668

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?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)27 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)16 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?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Salempur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gurua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 86% of the 63 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salempur · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****59%**

**44%

Television ****12%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**961

Working population ****51.1%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 55.6% for women. 51% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (96%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%)

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 Gurua

- Patak Bigha454 people
- Akori Khap452 people
- Lakrahi430 people
- Kasla407 people
- Bela374 people
- Hasanpur364 people
- Sonbarsa362 people
- Loki Khap341 people

[All 182 villages in Gurua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gurua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Salempur from Gaya?27 km by road
- What is the population of Salempur?376 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salempur in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Salempur?63.1% (Census 2011)