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About Sallai Village

Sallai is a small village in Chintapalle tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 139 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sallai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sallai village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Chintapalle
Pincode 531111
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 287
Male Population 139
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sallai compares

By the 2011 count Sallai is the 70th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 265 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1088.

Getting to Sallai

Sallai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sallai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sallai from other places

Sallai lies about 100 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Gullipadu, about 54 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sallai
Tehsil headquarters Chintapalle 5.3 km
Nearest town Narsīpatnam 31 km
Nearest railway station Gullipadu 54 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 100 km

Villages closest to Sallai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chintapalle tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sallai

As per the Census of India 2011, Sallai village had a population of 287. That makes it the 70th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 265 residents.

Sallai village has 139 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sallai has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1088.

The pincode recorded for Sallai is 531111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sallai covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sallai falls under Chintapalle tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sallai is Gullipadu, about 54 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sallai.

Sallai is about 100 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sallai is in Chintapalle tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Chintapalle is about 5.3 km away. Narsīpatnam is about 31 km away. Gullipadu is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagulagondi (under 2 km), Kolapari (2.3 km) and Boyalagudem (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sallai today is likely to be higher.

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