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About Salaiya Village

Salaiya is a mid sized village in Chandla tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 500, made up of 272 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.95 hectares hectares.

Salaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Chandla
Area (hectares) 240.95 hectares
Population 500
Male Population 272
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
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 63rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,020 residents. Its 240.95 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 863.

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 52 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Singhpur Dumra, about 19 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 Chandla 12 km
Nearest town Lauri 13 km
Nearest railway station Singhpur Dumra 19 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 52 km

Villages closest to Salaiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandla 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 500. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,020 residents.

Salaiya village has 272 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaiya has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 863.

Salaiya covers 240.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salaiya falls under Chandla tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salaiya is Singhpur Dumra, about 19 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 52 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaiya is in Chandla tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Chandla is about 12 km away. Lauri is about 13 km away. Singhpur Dumra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katiya (under 2 km), Tahanga Charai Purwa (3.1 km) and Dharampura (3.2 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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