About Salaiya Village

Salaiya is a mid sized village in Badwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,039, made up of 528 males and 511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 594.46 hectares hectares.

Salaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaiya village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Katni
Tehsil	Badwara
Area (hectares)	594.46 hectares
Population	1,039
Male Population	528
Female Population	511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salaiya compares

By the 2011 count Salaiya is the 39th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 993 residents. Its 594.46 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

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 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 14 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Jhalwara, about 4.5 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 railway station	Jhalwara	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Badwara	14 km
District headquarters	Katni	14 km
Nearest town	Murwāra	14 km

Villages closest to Salaiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badwara 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.

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Common questions about Salaiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Salaiya village had a population of 1,039. That makes it the 39th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 993 residents.

Salaiya village has 528 males and 511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaiya has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Salaiya covers 594.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salaiya falls under Badwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salaiya is Jhalwara, about 4.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Salaiya.

Salaiya is about 14 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaiya is in Badwara tehsil of Katni district. Jhalwara is about 4.5 km away. Badwara is about 14 km away. Katni is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.