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About Salaiya Village

Salaiya is one of the larger villages in Madanpur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,472, made up of 2,801 males and 2,671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1016 hectares hectares.

Salaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Madanpur
Area (hectares) 1016 hectares
Population 5,472
Male Population 2,801
Female Population 2,671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Salaiya compares

By the 2011 count Salaiya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents. Its 1016 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Salaiya

Salaiya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Salaiya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salaiya from other places

Salaiya lies about 38 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 24 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 Salaiya
Nearest town Sherghāti 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Madanpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Ismailpur 24 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 38 km

Villages closest to Salaiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madanpur 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 Salaiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Salaiya village had a population of 5,472. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents.

Salaiya village has 2,801 males and 2,671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaiya has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Salaiya covers 1016 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salaiya falls under Madanpur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salaiya is Ismailpur, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Salaiya.

Salaiya is about 38 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaiya is in Madanpur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Sherghāti is about 9.4 km away. Madanpur is about 14 km away. Ismailpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasulpur (4.0 km), Kusa (5.8 km) and Bara (7.3 km).

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

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