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About Salaia Village

Salaia is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,266, made up of 651 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salaia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825412
Area (hectares) 111.23 hectares
Population 1,266
Male Population 651
Female Population 615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salaia compares

By the 2011 count Salaia is the 50th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 111.23 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Salaia

Salaia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salaia as Available within <5 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 Salaia from other places

Salaia lies about 47 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 3.3 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 Salaia
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 3.3 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 31 km
District headquarters Giridih 47 km

Villages closest to Salaia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salaia village had a population of 1,266. That makes it the 50th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Salaia village has 651 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaia has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Salaia is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salaia covers 111.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salaia falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Salaia is Dhanwar, about 3.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salaia.

Salaia is about 47 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaia is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 3.3 km away. Barki Saria is about 31 km away. Giridih is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalutanr (under 2 km), Rajgarha (under 2 km) and Badidih (under 2 km).

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

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