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About Salaiya Village

Salaiya is a mid sized village in Shahnagar tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 786, made up of 407 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 746.86 hectares hectares.

Salaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Shahnagar
Area (hectares) 746.86 hectares
Population 786
Male Population 407
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
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 51st largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 746.86 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

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 75 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Patohan, about 15 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 Patohan 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahnagar 16 km
Nearest town Murwāra 33 km
District headquarters Panna 75 km

Villages closest to Salaiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahnagar 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 786. That makes it the 51st largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Salaiya village has 407 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaiya has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Salaiya covers 746.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salaiya falls under Shahnagar tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salaiya is Patohan, about 15 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 75 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaiya is in Shahnagar tehsil of Panna district. Patohan is about 15 km away. Shahnagar is about 16 km away. Murwāra is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tharka (1.9 km), Thepa (2.2 km) and Chakarbhata (2.2 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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