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About Salaya Village

Salaya is a mid sized village in Koraon tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,018, made up of 542 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Koraon
Pincode 212306
Area (hectares) 314.25 hectares
Population 1,018
Male Population 542
Female Population 476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Salaya compares

By the 2011 count Salaya is the 128th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,379 residents. Its 314.25 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Salaya

Salaya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salaya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salaya from other places

Salaya lies about 24 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Jasra, about 10 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 Salaya
Nearest railway station Jasra 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Koraon 24 km
District headquarters Allahabad 24 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 24 km

Villages closest to Salaya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salaya village had a population of 1,018. That makes it the 128th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,379 residents.

Salaya village has 542 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaya has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Salaya is 212306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salaya covers 314.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salaya falls under Koraon tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salaya is Jasra, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Salaya.

Salaya is about 24 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaya is in Koraon tehsil of Allahabad district. Jasra is about 10 km away. Koraon is about 24 km away. Allahabad is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhigawan (3.7 km), Barokhar (3.8 km) and Jamokhar (3.8 km).

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

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