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About Salaiya Kalan Village

Salaiya Kalan is a mid sized village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 702, made up of 354 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1023.73 hectares hectares.

Salaiya Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaiya Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Area (hectares) 1023.73 hectares
Population 702
Male Population 354
Female Population 348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salaiya Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Salaiya Kalan is the 89th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 1023.73 hectares work out to about 0.7 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, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Salaiya Kalan

Salaiya Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salaiya Kalan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kalan from other places

Salaiya Kalan lies about 39 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Salaia, about 13 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 Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Bahoriband 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Salaia 13 km
Nearest town Sihorā 30 km
District headquarters Katni 39 km

Villages closest to Salaiya Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salaiya Kalan village had a population of 702. That makes it the 89th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Salaiya Kalan village has 354 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaiya Kalan has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Salaiya Kalan covers 1023.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salaiya Kalan falls under Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salaiya Kalan is Salaia, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Salaiya Kalan.

Salaiya Kalan is about 39 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaiya Kalan is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Bahoriband is about 9.3 km away. Salaia is about 13 km away. Sihorā is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salaiya (under 2 km), Salaiya Khurd (under 2 km) and Khajuri (1.5 km).

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

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