Salempur observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
Salempur is a village in Balrampur mandal, Katihar district, Bihar, with a population of 2,979 across 575 households and a literacy rate of 34.8%.
By population, Salempur ranks #9 of 156 villages in Balrampur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Salempur is a village of 2,979 people in 575 households (Census 2011) in Balrampur block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 9th-largest of 156 villages in Balrampur block. Literacy is 35%, 2 points below the block average of 37% and the sex ratio is 923 women per 1,000 men. It lies 316 km from the Katihar district centre, 0 km from Salempur, the nearest town, under 1 km from Salempur Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854317, served by Barsoighat post office; the LGD village code is 224718. The nearest hospital or health centre is Azad Nursing Home, <1 km away. The village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 3,512 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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