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About Salaiya Kala Village

Salaiya Kala is a mid sized village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,677, made up of 877 males and 800 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1023.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salaiya Kala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaiya Kala village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Pincode 212301
Area (hectares) 1023.55 hectares
Population 1,677
Male Population 877
Female Population 800
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salaiya Kala compares

By the 2011 count Salaiya Kala is the 109th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 1023.55 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Salaiya Kala

Salaiya Kala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salaiya Kala 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salaiya Kala from other places

Salaiya Kala lies about 38 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Bheerpur, about 19 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 Kala
Nearest railway station Bheerpur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Meja 19 km
District headquarters Allahabad 38 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 38 km

Villages closest to Salaiya Kala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salaiya Kala village had a population of 1,677. That makes it the 109th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Salaiya Kala village has 877 males and 800 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaiya Kala has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Salaiya Kala is 212301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salaiya Kala covers 1023.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salaiya Kala falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salaiya Kala is Bheerpur, about 19 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Salaiya Kala.

Salaiya Kala is about 38 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaiya Kala is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Bheerpur is about 19 km away. Meja is about 19 km away. Allahabad is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dasauti (1.9 km), Salaiya Khurd (2.3 km) and Singhpur Khurd (2.4 km).

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

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