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About Salaiya Village

Salaiya is a mid sized village in Begamganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 969, made up of 516 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.74 hectares hectares.

Salaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Begamganj
Area (hectares) 171.74 hectares
Population 969
Male Population 516
Female Population 453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Salaiya compares

By the 2011 count Salaiya is the 30th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 171.74 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 884.

Getting to Salaiya

The census records public bus service for Salaiya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 67 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Nariaoli, about 42 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 Begamganj 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Nariaoli 42 km
District headquarters Raisen 67 km

Villages closest to Salaiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Begamganj 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 969. That makes it the 30th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Salaiya village has 516 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaiya has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

Salaiya covers 171.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Salaiya is Nariaoli, about 42 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Salaiya.

Salaiya is about 67 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 Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district. Begamganj is about 4.0 km away. Nariaoli is about 42 km away. Raisen is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsora (under 2 km), Hapsili (2.1 km) and Rahatwas (2.1 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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