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About Salaiya Village

Salaiya is a mid sized village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 523, made up of 266 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 387.07 hectares hectares.

Salaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Area (hectares) 387.07 hectares
Population 523
Male Population 266
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
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 111th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 387.07 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

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 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
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

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salaiya village had a population of 523. That makes it the 111th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Salaiya village has 266 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaiya has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Salaiya covers 387.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Salaiya is Salaia, about 13 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 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 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 Kalan (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 today is likely to be higher.

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