About Salai Village

Salai is a small village in Manoharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 174 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salai village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Manoharpur
Pincode	833104
Area (hectares)	242.2 hectares
Population	366
Male Population	174
Female Population	192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,103
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salai compares

By the 2011 count Salai is the 79th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 242.2 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Salai

Salai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salai 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salai from other places

Salai lies about 42 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gua, about 13 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 Salai
Nearest railway station	Gua	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Manoharpur	16 km
Nearest town	Bada Barabīl	24 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	42 km

Villages closest to Salai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salai village had a population of 366. That makes it the 79th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Salai village has 174 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salai has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Salai is 833104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salai covers 242.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salai falls under Manoharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Salai is Gua, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Salai.

Salai is about 42 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salai is in Manoharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Gua is about 13 km away. Manoharpur is about 16 km away. Bada Barabīl is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.