About Salaya Village

Salaya is a small village in Narsinghgarh tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 322, made up of 157 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.57 hectares hectares.

Salaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaya village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Rajgarh
Tehsil	Narsinghgarh
Area (hectares)	229.57 hectares
Population	322
Male Population	157
Female Population	165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,051
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 Salaya compares

By the 2011 count Salaya is the 188th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 989 residents. Its 229.57 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 957.

Getting to Salaya

Salaya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salaya 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 Salaya from other places

Salaya lies about 48 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Karanwas, about 27 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 Salaya
Tehsil headquarters	Narsinghgarh	6.8 km
Nearest railway station	Karanwas	27 km
District headquarters	Rajgarh	48 km

Villages closest to Salaya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narsinghgarh 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 Salaya

As per the Census of India 2011, Salaya village had a population of 322. That makes it the 188th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 989 residents.

Salaya village has 157 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaya has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Salaya covers 229.57 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.

Salaya falls under Narsinghgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salaya is Karanwas, about 27 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 Salaya.

Salaya is about 48 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaya is in Narsinghgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district. Narsinghgarh is about 6.8 km away. Karanwas is about 27 km away. Rajgarh is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.