Salempur City is a Tehsil Headquarter in Deoria district under Gorakhpur Division. It constitutes as 71 Parliamentary Constituency which covers Vidhan Sabha of Salempur and Bhatpar Rani in Deoria district and Belthara Road, Sikanderpur and Bansdih of Ballia District. Salempur is a Nagar Panchayat and a Block headquarter in Deoria district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Nagar Panchayat Salempur | District Deoria, Government Of Uttar ...https://deoria.nic.in/public-utility/nagar-panchayat-Salempur/
Demographics In the past Salempur was one of the biggest Tehsils. But later it separated into three new Tehsils- Barhaj, Rudrapur and Bhatpar Rani one by one. To facilitate the administration, Salempur Tehsil is further divided into four towns and 522 villages. As of the 2011 Census of India Salempur Tehsil of Deoria district has total population of 604,483. Out of which 298,212 are males while 306,271 are females. In 2011 there were total 91,896 families residing in Salempur Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Salempur Tehsil is 1,027. As per the 2011 census out of total population, 14.2% people lives in urban areas while 85.8% lives in the rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 76.6% while that in the rural areas is 72.9%. Also the sex ratio of urban areas in Salempur Tehsil is 951 while that of rural areas is 1,040.
The population of children of age 0–6 years in Salempur Tehsil is 87153 which is 14% of the total population. There are 45363 male children and 41790 female children between the age 0–6 years. Thus as per the 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Salempur Tehsil is 921 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,027 ) of Salempur Tehsil. The total literacy rate of Salempur Tehsil is 73.43%. The male literacy rate is 72.31% and the female literacy rate is 53.62% in Salempur Tehsil.
Salempur town in Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh is known for the Shiva temple at nearby Dirgheshwernath. retrieved 29 August 2025 In addition, Salempur town is located on the west side near Majhauli Raj, sharing history with the rulers of the aforementioned state before the independence of India in 1947.
Administration The town has the following wards. Local self-government is at the level of Nagar Panchayat and every five years, people of each faith elect their representatives for their wards. Salempur Nagarpanchayat Wards #WardSub DivisionDistrictState1Ward No – 1Salempur DeoriaUttar Pradesh2Ward No – 2SalempurDeoriaUttar Pradesh3Ward No – 3SalempurDeoriaUttar Pradesh4Ward No – 4SalempurDeoriaUttar Pradesh5Ward No – 5SalempurDeoriaUttar Pradesh6Ward No – 6SalempurDeoriaUttar Pradesh7Ward No – 7SalempurDeoriaUttar Pradesh8Ward No – 8SalempurDeoriaUttar Pradesh9Ward No – 9SalempurDeoriaUttar Pradesh10Ward No – 10SalempurDeoriaUttar Pradesh11Ward No – 11SalempurDeoriaUttar Pradesh12Ward No – 12SalempurDeoriaUttar Pradesh13Ward No – 13SalempurDeoriaUttar Pradesh
Salempur Nagar Panchayat Religion Data 2011 TownPopulationHinduMuslimChristianSikhBuddhistJainOthersNot StatedSalempur2252692.68%7.12%0.06%0.06%0.04%0.00%0.02%0.02%
See also Awadhesh Pratap Mall, Member of Legislative Assembly (1967) and (1985) Ram Naresh Kushwaha, Member of Parliament (1977) Murad Lari, Member of Legislative Assembly (1997-2001) Hari Kewal Prasad , Member of Parliament (2004 - 2009) Ramashankar Rajbhar, Member of Parliament (2024 - present)
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