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About Salaiya Village

Salaiya is a small village in Rehli tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 267 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.94 hectares hectares.

Salaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Rehli
Area (hectares) 101.94 hectares
Population 490
Male Population 267
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salaiya compares

By the 2011 count Salaiya is the 75th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 101.94 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Salaiya

Salaiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salaiya as Available within 5 - 10 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 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 52 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Girwar, about 36 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 Rehli 13 km
Nearest railway station Girwar 36 km
District headquarters Sagar 52 km

Villages closest to Salaiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rehli 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 490. That makes it the 75th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Salaiya village has 267 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaiya has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

Salaiya covers 101.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salaiya falls under Rehli tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salaiya is Girwar, about 36 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 10+ km distance for Salaiya.

Salaiya is about 52 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaiya is in Rehli tehsil of Sagar district. Rehli is about 13 km away. Girwar is about 36 km away. Sagar is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Changuwan (1.7 km), Harduwa Baleh (2.9 km) and Bhaisa (4.1 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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