# Salempur Village, Surajgarha, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/surajgarha/salempur/ Village · Surajgarha, Lakhisarai # Salempur Salempur is a village in Surajgarha sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **12,893 people in 2,109 households**, the 2nd largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%. - 12,893people (2011) - 2,109households - 64.3%literacy - 869females per 1,000 males ## Salempur PIN code and other codes Salempur falls in Surajgarha sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSlempur East, Slempur West, Mohamadpur - Community development blockSurajgarha - Census village code243409 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? - Surajgarha (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Lakhisarai (district HQ)25 km by road - Lakhisarai (nearest town)25 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? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Salempur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Salempur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Salempur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lakhisarai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 12 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 93% of the 718 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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, 76 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Salempur · ■ Surajgarha rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **36% Toilet within the home ****56%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **64% Tap water ****2%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **92% Use banking services ****82%** **65% Television ****42%** **24% Mobile phone ****76%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **27% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 · ■ Surajgarha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%** **63.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869** **883 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **919 Working population ****28.2%** **31.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.3% for men and 55.1% for women. 43% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 693 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 966 (27%) · **■** Household industry 101 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,044 (29%) · **■** Marginal 832 (23%) 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 Surajgarha - Surajpur13,438 people - Arma11,604 people - Losghani9,436 people - Rampur9,376 people - Khawa Rajpur8,788 people [All 184 villages in Surajgarha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/surajgarha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Salempur from Lakhisarai?25 km by road - What is the population of Salempur?12,893 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salempur in?Lakhisarai district (Surajgarha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Salempur?64.3% (Census 2011)