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About Saila Village

Saila is a mid sized village in Pali tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,578, made up of 767 males and 811 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saila village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Pali
Pincode 496661
Area (hectares) 528.78 hectares
Population 1,578
Male Population 767
Female Population 811
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saila compares

By the 2011 count Saila is the 46th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents. Its 528.78 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Saila

Saila is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saila as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Saila from other places

Saila lies about 41 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Belgahna, about 28 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 Saila
Tehsil headquarters Pali 2.9 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Belgahna 28 km
District headquarters Korba 41 km

Villages closest to Saila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saila village had a population of 1,578. That makes it the 46th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents.

Saila village has 767 males and 811 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saila has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Saila is 496661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saila covers 528.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saila falls under Pali tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Saila is Belgahna, about 28 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Saila.

Saila is about 41 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saila is in Pali tehsil of Korba district. Pali is about 2.9 km away. Ratanpur is about 18 km away. Belgahna is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madan (2.3 km), Nanpulali (2.9 km) and Bagdharidand (2.9 km).

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

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