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About Salai Village

Salai is a small village in Seoni Malwa tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 167 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.96 hectares hectares.

Salai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Seoni Malwa
Area (hectares) 180.96 hectares
Population 318
Male Population 167
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salai compares

By the 2011 count Salai is the 150th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 180.96 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Salai

Salai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Salai from other places

Salai lies about 32 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Khutwansa, about 10 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 Khutwansa 10 km
Nearest town Itārsi 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni Malwa 20 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 32 km

Villages closest to Salai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salai village had a population of 318. That makes it the 150th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Salai village has 167 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salai has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Salai covers 180.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salai falls under Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salai is Khutwansa, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salai.

Salai is about 32 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salai is in Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Khutwansa is about 10 km away. Itārsi is about 19 km away. Seoni Malwa 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 Chandakhad (under 2 km), Keolajhir (2.5 km) and Narri (3.3 km).

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

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