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About Sayal Village

Sayal is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,007, made up of 510 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388.2 hectares hectares.

Sayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sayal village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 388.2 hectares
Population 1,007
Male Population 510
Female Population 497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sayal compares

By the 2011 count Sayal is the 74th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 388.2 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Sayal

Sayal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sayal as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Santapur, Sarad, Sarai Patera Baihar and Sarasdol. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sayal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sayal village had a population of 1,007. That makes it the 74th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Sayal village has 510 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sayal has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Sayal covers 388.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sayal falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Sayal notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Sayal.

Sayal is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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