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About Salaiya Village

Salaiya is a small village in Majholi tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 132 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.05 hectares hectares.

Salaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Majholi
Area (hectares) 83.05 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 132
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Salaiya compares

By the 2011 count Salaiya is the 146th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 83.05 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Salaiya

Salaiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salaiya from other places

Salaiya lies about 34 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 11 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 Majholi 8.6 km
Nearest town Sihorā 10 km
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 11 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 34 km

Villages closest to Salaiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Majholi 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 253. That makes it the 146th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Salaiya village has 132 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaiya has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Salaiya covers 83.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salaiya falls under Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salaiya is Sihora Road, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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 34 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaiya is in Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district. Majholi is about 8.6 km away. Sihorā is about 10 km away. Sihora Road is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilgawan (under 2 km), Bhita Khurd (under 2 km) and Lamkana (1.9 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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