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About Salaiya Village

Salaiya is a mid sized village in Pichhore tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,870, made up of 1,024 males and 846 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 869.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 473995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pichhore
Pincode 473995
Area (hectares) 869.93 hectares
Population 1,870
Male Population 1,024
Female Population 846
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
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 46th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents. Its 869.93 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 877.

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 59 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khajraha, about 26 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 town Karera 13 km
Nearest railway station Khajraha 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Pichhore 27 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 59 km

Villages closest to Salaiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pichhore 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 1,870. That makes it the 46th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents.

Salaiya village has 1,024 males and 846 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaiya has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Salaiya is 473995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salaiya covers 869.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salaiya falls under Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salaiya is Khajraha, about 26 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 59 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaiya is in Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district. Karera is about 13 km away. Khajraha is about 26 km away. Pichhore is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Punawali (4.4 km), Sujawani (7.4 km) and Masuda (8.2 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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