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About Salaiya Village

Salaiya is a mid sized village in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 705, made up of 348 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.02 hectares hectares.

Salaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Vijayraghavgarh
Area (hectares) 171.02 hectares
Population 705
Male Population 348
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salaiya compares

By the 2011 count Salaiya is the 89th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 171.02 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Salaiya

Salaiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salaiya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 27 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Pakaria Road, about 10 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 Vijayraghavgarh 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Pakaria Road 10 km
District headquarters Katni 27 km
Nearest town Murwāra 27 km

Villages closest to Salaiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vijayraghavgarh 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 705. That makes it the 89th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Salaiya village has 348 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaiya has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Salaiya covers 171.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Salaiya is Pakaria Road, about 10 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salaiya.

Salaiya is about 27 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 Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district. Vijayraghavgarh is about 2.0 km away. Pakaria Road is about 10 km away. Katni is about 27 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 Kohari (under 2 km), Salaiya Mairhai (under 2 km) and Jhiriya (under 2 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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