Salempur, Gaya

Salempur
village
Salempur Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Population (2001)
• Total	372
Languages
• Official	Maithili, Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	824 236
Telephone code	0631
Vehicle registration	BH -02

Salempur is a village under Tekari sub-division, dist Gaya, in the state of Bihar in eastern India. Salempur has been long famous for its prosperity under Tekari Raj. It is located near to the bank of river Morhar. Salempur is predominantly Kayastha (in specific Ambashtha) dominated village.

Demographics

As of record Salempur had a population of 1105. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Average literacy is approximately 100%, much much higher than the national average of 59.5%.

Educational centre

People at Salempur has given special preference to education. Since its close proximity to Tekari, so most of the people educated at state prestigious Tekari Raj School. In addition to this, Salempur also have government middle school named Late Rameshwar Govt Middle School. This school was donated by a socialist and resident of Salempur Late Shri Rameshwar Prasad.However, the land for the school was jointly donated by Late Shri Rameshwar Prasad and his youngest brother Late Shri Sheo Govind Prasad.

Occupation

Agriculture is the major source of income for the residents of Salempur.

Climate

The climate of Salempur is tropical. Summers are generally hot (April–June), while winters are cool (October–February). It experiences southwestern monsoon rains from July to September.