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About Saliya Village

Saliya is a large village in Bagidora tehsil, in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,009, made up of 1,042 males and 967 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 532 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saliya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Banswara
Tehsil Bagidora
Pincode 327601
Area (hectares) 532 hectares
Population 2,009
Male Population 1,042
Female Population 967
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saliya compares

By the 2011 count Saliya is the 41st largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents. Its 532 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Saliya

Saliya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saliya as Available within village. 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 Saliya from other places

Saliya lies about 34 km from Banswara, and the nearest railway station is Jekot, about 55 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 Saliya
Tehsil headquarters Bagidora 10 km
Nearest town Jhālod 28 km
District headquarters Banswara 34 km
Nearest railway station Jekot 55 km

Villages closest to Saliya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saliya village had a population of 2,009. That makes it the 41st largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents.

Saliya village has 1,042 males and 967 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saliya has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Saliya is 327601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saliya covers 532 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saliya falls under Bagidora tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Saliya is Jekot, about 55 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Saliya.

Saliya is about 34 km from Banswara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saliya is in Bagidora tehsil of Banswara district. Bagidora is about 10 km away. Jhālod is about 28 km away. Banswara is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagpura (under 2 km), Shergarh (1.9 km) and Patiya Kodar (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Saliya today is likely to be higher.

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