Village · Bhagwanpur Hat, Siwan
# Salempur

Salempur is a village in Bhagwanpur Hat sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,245 people in 206 households, the 60th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.
- 1,245 people (2011)
- 206 households
- 68.8% literacy
- 1,184 females per 1,000 males

## Salempur PIN code and other codes

Salempur falls in Bhagwanpur Hat sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Morakhas
- Community development block Bhagwanpur Hat
- Census village code 231748

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Salempur from nearby towns?
- Bhagwanpur Hat (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town) 30 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Salempur?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Hafizpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Hafizpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mahrura
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Salempur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 75% of the 80 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Salempur

Of every 100 households in Salempur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Salempur · ■ Bhagwanpur Hat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 3%
- Toilet within the home 13% 23%
- No toilet (open defecation) 87% 76%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 29% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 97%
- Use banking services 89% 68%
- Television 2% 10%
- Mobile phone 96% 70%
- Computer with internet 6% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 1% 12%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Salempur?

■ Salempur · ■ Bhagwanpur Hat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.8% 70.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1184 978
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1093 930
- Working population 19.1% 25.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 58.1% for women. 40% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 72 (30%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 26 (11%) · ■ Marginal 139 (58%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bhagwanpur Hat
- Sahsa 1,313 people
- Gaziapur 1,311 people
- Rampur Digar 1,296 people
- Chakbirdi 1,260 people
- Jagdishpur 1,207 people
- Arazi Balaha 1,177 people
- Dilshadpur 1,119 people
- Chaiyan Pali 1,096 people

All 114 villages in Bhagwanpur Hat

## Quick answers
- How far is Salempur from Siwan? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Salempur? 1,245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salempur in? Siwan district (Bhagwanpur Hat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Salempur? 68.8% (Census 2011)

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