# Salempur Village, Piprakothi, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/piprakothi/salempur/ Village · Piprakothi, Purba Champaran # Salempur Salempur is a village in Piprakothi sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845429**. The 2011 Census counted **3,342 people in 646 households**, the 8th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%. - 3,342people (2011) - 646households - 64.8%literacy - 845429PIN code ## Salempur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Salempur is 845429.** Salempur falls in Piprakothi sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845429 - Gram panchayatSalempur - Community development blockPiprakothi - Census village code218392 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? - Piprakothi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)14 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)14 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? 11 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 · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhopatpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 72% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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, 10 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Salempur · ■ Piprakothi rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **4% Toilet within the home ****28%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **96% Use banking services ****78%** **50% Television ****22%** **6% Mobile phone ****72%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **18% Own their home ****98%** **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 · ■ Piprakothi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%** **58.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887** **888 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930** **898 Working population ****33.4%** **31.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.3% for men and 50.5% for women. 43% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 92 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 275 (25%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 124 (11%) · **■** Marginal 614 (55%) 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 Piprakothi - Panditpur5,070 people - Pipra Kothi4,522 people - Bir Chhapra4,207 people - Tikaita3,718 people - Gobindapur2,828 people - Majharia2,818 people - Semra2,806 people - Mathiya Bariyarpur2,734 people [All 20 villages in Piprakothi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/piprakothi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Salempur?845429 - How far is Salempur from Motihari?14 km by road - What is the population of Salempur?3,342 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salempur in?Purba Champaran district (Piprakothi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Salempur?64.8% (Census 2011)