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About Salaiya Village

Salaiya is a mid sized village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,645, made up of 878 males and 767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3172.76 hectares hectares.

Salaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Rajnagar
Area (hectares) 3172.76 hectares
Population 1,645
Male Population 878
Female Population 767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salaiya compares

By the 2011 count Salaiya is the 53rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents. Its 3172.76 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

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 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 Khajuraho, about 20 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 Panna 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 20 km
Nearest railway station Khajuraho 20 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 Rajnagar 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 1,645. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents.

Salaiya village has 878 males and 767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaiya has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Salaiya covers 3172.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Salaiya is Khajuraho, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Panna is about 14 km away. Rajnagar is about 20 km away. Khajuraho is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pahadi Bawan (3.5 km), Sapoha (3.9 km) and Rajpur (5.3 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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