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About Salaiya Village

Salaiya is a large village in Ghoda Dongri tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,241, made up of 1,165 males and 1,076 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 622.54 hectares hectares.

Salaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Ghoda Dongri
Area (hectares) 622.54 hectares
Population 2,241
Male Population 1,165
Female Population 1,076
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salaiya compares

By the 2011 count Salaiya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 897 residents. Its 622.54 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Salaiya

Salaiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salaiya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Salaiya from other places

Salaiya lies about 31 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Ghoradongri, about 9.1 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 town Sārni 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Ghoradongri 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoda Dongri 9.3 km
District headquarters Betul 31 km

Villages closest to Salaiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghoda Dongri 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 2,241. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 897 residents.

Salaiya village has 1,165 males and 1,076 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaiya has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Salaiya covers 622.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salaiya falls under Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salaiya is Ghoradongri, about 9.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Salaiya.

Salaiya is about 31 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaiya is in Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district. Sārni is about 8.6 km away. Ghoradongri is about 9.1 km away. Ghoda Dongri is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagdona (under 2 km), Chordongri (1.7 km) and Kolgaon (2.2 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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