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About Samlaya Village

Samlaya is a large village in Savli tehsil, in the district of Vadodara, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,232, made up of 1,136 males and 1,096 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1189.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 391520, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samlaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samlaya village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Vadodara
Tehsil Savli
Pincode 391520
Area (hectares) 1189.93 hectares
Population 2,232
Male Population 1,136
Female Population 1,096
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Samlaya compares

By the 2011 count Samlaya is the 27th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,770 residents. Its 1189.93 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Samlaya

Samlaya 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 Samlaya 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 Samlaya from other places

Samlaya lies about 23 km from Vadodara, and the nearest railway station is Samlaya Junction, about under 2 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 Samlaya
Nearest railway station Samlaya Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Savli 12 km
Nearest town Hālol 18 km
District headquarters Vadodara 23 km

Villages closest to Samlaya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samlaya village had a population of 2,232. That makes it the 27th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,770 residents.

Samlaya village has 1,136 males and 1,096 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samlaya has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Samlaya is 391520. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samlaya covers 1189.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Samlaya falls under Savli tehsil of Vadodara district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Samlaya is Samlaya Junction, about under 2 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 Samlaya.

Samlaya is about 23 km from Vadodara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samlaya is in Savli tehsil of Vadodara district. Samlaya Junction is about under 2 km away. Savli is about 12 km away. Hālol is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vadadala (under 2 km), Tundav (11 km) and Bhadarva (18 km).

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

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