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About Salaiya Village

Salaiya is a mid sized village in Baraily tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 787, made up of 415 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.01 hectares hectares.

Salaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Baraily
Area (hectares) 271.01 hectares
Population 787
Male Population 415
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
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 48th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 975 residents. Its 271.01 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

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 53 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sobhapur, about 33 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 Baraily 8.8 km
Nearest town Bareli 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Sobhapur 33 km
District headquarters Raisen 53 km

Villages closest to Salaiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baraily 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 787. That makes it the 48th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 975 residents.

Salaiya village has 415 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaiya has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Salaiya covers 271.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salaiya falls under Baraily tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salaiya is Sobhapur, about 33 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 53 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaiya is in Baraily tehsil of Raisen district. Baraily is about 8.8 km away. Bareli is about 8.8 km away. Sobhapur 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 Peethanpur (under 2 km), Chargaon (2.6 km) and Berkhedi (2.7 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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