About Salaiya Village

Salaiya is a mid sized village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 538, made up of 264 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376 hectares hectares.

Salaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaiya village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Katni
Tehsil	Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares)	376 hectares
Population	538
Male Population	264
Female Population	274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,038
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salaiya compares

By the 2011 count Salaiya is the 103rd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 376 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 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	Dhimarkheda	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 Dhimarkheda 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 538. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Salaiya village has 264 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaiya has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Salaiya covers 376 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 Dhimarkheda 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 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 Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Jhalwara is about 4.5 km away. Dhimarkheda 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.