About Salaia Village

Salaia is a small village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 142 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815318, 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	Jamua
Pincode	815318
Area (hectares)	42 hectares
Population	286
Male Population	142
Female Population	144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salaia compares

By the 2011 count Salaia is the 232nd largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Salaia

Salaia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salaia as Available within 5 - 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 Salaia from other places

Salaia lies about 152 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 44 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 town	Chatrā	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jamua	32 km
Nearest railway station	Katkamsandi	44 km
District headquarters	Giridih	152 km

Villages closest to Salaia

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

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Common questions about Salaia

As per the Census of India 2011, Salaia village had a population of 286. That makes it the 232nd largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Salaia village has 142 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaia has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Salaia is 815318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salaia covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salaia falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Salaia is Katkamsandi, about 44 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Salaia.

Salaia is about 152 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 Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Chatrā is about 13 km away. Jamua is about 32 km away. Katkamsandi is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.