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About Salaiya Village

Salaiya is a mid sized village in Ghansaur tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 696, made up of 361 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 703.75 hectares hectares.

Salaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Ghansaur
Area (hectares) 703.75 hectares
Population 696
Male Population 361
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
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 65th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 593 residents. Its 703.75 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

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 68 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Binaiki, about 14 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 Binaiki 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansaur 17 km
Nearest town Nainpur 42 km
District headquarters Seoni 68 km

Villages closest to Salaiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghansaur 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 696. That makes it the 65th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 593 residents.

Salaiya village has 361 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaiya has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Salaiya covers 703.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salaiya falls under Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salaiya is Binaiki, about 14 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 68 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaiya is in Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district. Binaiki is about 14 km away. Ghansaur is about 17 km away. Nainpur is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dugariya (4.3 km), Dungariya (4.3 km) and Darot Khurd (4.8 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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