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About Salaiya Village

Salaiya is a small village in Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 204, made up of 100 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815352, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaiya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Karma Tanr Vidyasagar
Pincode 815352
Area (hectares) 77.22 hectares
Population 204
Male Population 100
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
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 Salaiya compares

By the 2011 count Salaiya is the 118th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 77.22 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Salaiya

Salaiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salaiya 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 Salaiya from other places

Salaiya lies about 9.7 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Kaseetar Halt, about 3.0 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
Nearest railway station Kaseetar Halt 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Karma Tanr Vidyasagar 9.7 km
District headquarters Jamtara 9.7 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 9.7 km

Villages closest to Salaiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karma Tanr Vidyasagar 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 204. That makes it the 118th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Salaiya village has 100 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaiya has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Salaiya is 815352. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salaiya covers 77.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salaiya falls under Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Salaiya is Kaseetar Halt, about 3.0 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 Salaiya.

Salaiya is about 9.7 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaiya is in Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil of Jamtara district. Kaseetar Halt is about 3.0 km away. Karma Tanr Vidyasagar is about 9.7 km away. Jamtara is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhanpur (under 2 km), Baradaha (1.5 km) and Murgabani (1.9 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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