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About Salaia Village

Salaia is a mid sized village in Nabinagar tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,220, made up of 607 males and 613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares.

Salaia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Nabinagar
Area (hectares) 183 hectares
Population 1,220
Male Population 607
Female Population 613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Salaia compares

By the 2011 count Salaia is the 62nd largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 940 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Salaia

Salaia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salaia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Salaia from other places

Salaia lies about 35 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Kajrat Nawadih, about 31 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 Salaia
Tehsil headquarters Nabinagar 26 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 26 km
Nearest railway station Kajrat Nawadih 31 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 35 km

Villages closest to Salaia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salaia village had a population of 1,220. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 940 residents.

Salaia village has 607 males and 613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaia has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Salaia covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salaia falls under Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salaia is Kajrat Nawadih, about 31 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Salaia is about 35 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaia is in Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district. Nabinagar is about 26 km away. Nabīnagar is about 26 km away. Kajrat Nawadih is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chorahi (7.7 km), Kusumha (8.4 km) and Khaira (13 km).

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

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