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About Salaiya Village

Salaiya is a mid sized village in Madhupur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,174, made up of 591 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaiya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Madhupur
Pincode 814152
Area (hectares) 129 hectares
Population 1,174
Male Population 591
Female Population 583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 the 33rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

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 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 23 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Madhupur Junction, about 2.5 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 Madhupur 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Madhupur Junction 2.5 km
District headquarters Deoghar 23 km

Villages closest to Salaiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madhupur 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 1,174. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Salaiya village has 591 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaiya has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Salaiya is 814152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salaiya covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salaiya falls under Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Salaiya is Madhupur Junction, about 2.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Salaiya.

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

Salaiya is in Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district. Madhupur is about 2.4 km away. Madhupur Junction is about 2.5 km away. Deoghar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salaia (under 2 km), Salia (under 2 km) and Bherwa (under 2 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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