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About Salaiya Village

Salaiya is a large village in Maihar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,522, made up of 1,266 males and 1,256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 693.88 hectares hectares.

Salaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Maihar
Area (hectares) 693.88 hectares
Population 2,522
Male Population 1,266
Female Population 1,256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salaiya compares

By the 2011 count Salaiya is the 28th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 693.88 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Salaiya

Salaiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salaiya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Satna, and the nearest railway station is Bhadanpur, about 12 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 Bhadanpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Maihar 19 km
District headquarters Satna 53 km

Villages closest to Salaiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maihar 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 2,522. That makes it the 28th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Salaiya village has 1,266 males and 1,256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaiya has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Salaiya covers 693.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salaiya falls under Maihar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salaiya is Bhadanpur, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Salaiya.

Salaiya is about 53 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaiya is in Maihar tehsil of Satna district. Bhadanpur is about 12 km away. Maihar is about 19 km away. Satna is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salaiya Kap (under 2 km), Ganeshpur (1.7 km) and Barroh (2.0 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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