# Salempur Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Salempur

Salempur is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,271 people in 183 households**, the 203rd largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,271people (2011)
- 183households
- 72.9%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Salempur

Of every 100 households in Salempur in 2011, 16 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Salempur · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**82%

Tap water ****32%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**45%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****80%**

**80%

Television ****23%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****1%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**920

Working population ****54.3%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 60.4% for women. 54% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 101 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (24%) · **■** Household industry 21 (3%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 385 (56%)

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 Shahganj

- Launda1,288 people
- Tikari Kalan1,288 people
- Ekadla1,285 people
- Akkhipur1,284 people
- Hamzapur1,263 people
- Kanamau1,256 people
- Amanwan Khurd1,243 people
- Chhitam Patti1,240 people

[All 543 villages in Shahganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/shahganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Salempur?1,271 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salempur in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Salempur?72.9% (Census 2011)