# Salempur Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Salempur

Salempur is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845455**. The 2011 Census counted **1,012 people in 239 households**, the 113th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 1,012people (2011)
- 239households
- 46.5%literacy
- 845455PIN code

## Salempur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Salempur is 845455.** Salempur falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845455
- Gram panchayatChamua
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216736

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?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)42 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)4 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?

7 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 66% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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, 7 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Salempur · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**49%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**36%

Television ****10%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**24%

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 · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.5%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**957

Working population ****49.5%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.9% for men and 40.5% for women. 54% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 37 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (24%) · **■** Other work 25 (5%) · **■** Marginal 320 (64%)

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 Narkatiaganj

- Majharia1,074 people
- Narkatia1,070 people
- Sitapur1,026 people
- Bahuarwa1,025 people
- Bargon1,008 people
- Bakhri991 people
- Motihari976 people
- Dakahwa969 people

[All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salempur?845455
- How far is Salempur from Bettiah?42 km by road
- What is the population of Salempur?1,012 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salempur in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Salempur?46.5% (Census 2011)