About Salaiya Village

Salaiya is a mid sized village in Kisko tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,834, made up of 919 males and 915 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2768 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaiya village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Lohardaga
Tehsil	Kisko
Pincode	835302
Area (hectares)	2768 hectares
Population	1,834
Male Population	919
Female Population	915
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salaiya compares

By the 2011 count Salaiya is the 10th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 2768 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Salaiya

Salaiya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Salaiya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 15 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Barkichampi, about 7.2 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	Kisko	6.1 km
Nearest railway station	Barkichampi	7.2 km
District headquarters	Lohardaga	15 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	15 km

Villages closest to Salaiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salaiya village had a population of 1,834. That makes it the 10th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Salaiya village has 919 males and 915 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaiya has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Salaiya is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salaiya covers 2768 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salaiya falls under Kisko tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Salaiya is Barkichampi, about 7.2 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 10+ km distance for Salaiya.

Salaiya is about 15 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaiya is in Kisko tehsil of Lohardaga district. Kisko is about 6.1 km away. Barkichampi is about 7.2 km away. Lohardaga is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.