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About Salia Village

Salia is a mid sized village in Madhupur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 267 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Madhupur
Pincode 814152
Area (hectares) 88 hectares
Population 548
Male Population 267
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salia compares

By the 2011 count Salia is the 86th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Salia

Salia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Salia from other places

Salia 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 Salia
Tehsil headquarters Madhupur 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Madhupur Junction 2.5 km
District headquarters Deoghar 23 km

Villages closest to Salia

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 Salia

As per the Census of India 2011, Salia village had a population of 548. That makes it the 86th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Salia village has 267 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salia has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

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

Salia covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salia falls under Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Salia 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 km distance for Salia.

Salia 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.

Salia 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), Salaiya (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 Salia today is likely to be higher.

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