About Salaiya Village

Salaiya is a large village in Dumaria tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,256, made up of 1,772 males and 1,484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 393 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaiya village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Dumaria
Pincode	824206
Area (hectares)	393 hectares
Population	3,256
Male Population	1,772
Female Population	1,484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	837
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

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 1,161 residents. Its 393 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Salaiya

Salaiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salaiya 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salaiya from other places

Salaiya lies about 72 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Nabinagar Road, about 38 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
Tehsil headquarters	Dumaria	under 2 km
Nearest town	Nabīnagar	33 km
Nearest railway station	Nabinagar Road	38 km
District headquarters	Gaya	72 km

Villages closest to Salaiya

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

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Common questions about Salaiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Salaiya village had a population of 3,256. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents.

Salaiya village has 1,772 males and 1,484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaiya has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Salaiya is 824206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salaiya covers 393 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salaiya falls under Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salaiya is Nabinagar Road, about 38 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Salaiya.

Salaiya is about 72 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaiya is in Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district. Dumaria is about under 2 km away. Nabīnagar is about 33 km away. Nabinagar Road is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.