# Salempur Village, Sameli, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/sameli/salempur/ Village · Sameli, Katihar # Salempur Salempur is a village in Sameli sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854101**. The 2011 Census counted **2,819 people in 589 households**, the 9th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%. - 2,819people (2011) - 589households - 64.0%literacy - 854101PIN code ## Salempur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Salempur is 854101.** Salempur falls in Sameli sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar. - PIN code854101 - Gram panchayatKhaira - Community development blockSameli - Census village code225645 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? - Sameli (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Katihar (district HQ)40 km by road - Katihar (nearest town)40 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? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Salempur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kusiari - ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kusiari - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 61% of the 293 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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, 24 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Salempur · ■ Sameli rural average Electricity for lighting ****24%** **14% Toilet within the home ****48%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **84% Tap water ****3%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **96% Use banking services ****58%** **33% Television ****21%** **11% Mobile phone ****62%** **38% Computer with internet ****3%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **34% 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 · ■ Sameli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%** **54.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870** **968 Working population ****41.0%** **40.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.9% for men and 58.9% for women. 49% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 250 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 339 (29%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 74 (6%) · **■** Marginal 490 (42%) 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 Sameli - Maula Nagar Chakla6,422 people - Chhohar6,073 people - Bakia3,697 people - Mothoria2,830 people - Bakhri2,583 people - Khonta2,439 people - Kusiari1,867 people - Bharaili1,595 people [All 36 villages in Sameli](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/sameli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Salempur?854101 - How far is Salempur from Katihar?40 km by road - What is the population of Salempur?2,819 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salempur in?Katihar district (Sameli sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Salempur?64.0% (Census 2011)