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About Salamai Village

Salamai is a mid sized village in Jalesar tehsil, in the district of Etah, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,174, made up of 621 males and 553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares.

Salamai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salamai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Etah
Tehsil Jalesar
Area (hectares) 123 hectares
Population 1,174
Male Population 621
Female Population 553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Salamai compares

By the 2011 count Salamai is the 95th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Salamai

Salamai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Salamai as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Salamai from other places

Salamai lies about 29 km from Etah, and the nearest railway station is Kuswa, about 3.9 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 Salamai
Nearest railway station Kuswa 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalesar 7.3 km
District headquarters Etah 29 km

Villages closest to Salamai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salamai village had a population of 1,174. That makes it the 95th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Salamai village has 621 males and 553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salamai has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 872.

Salamai covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salamai falls under Jalesar tehsil of Etah district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salamai is Kuswa, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Salamai.

Salamai is about 29 km from Etah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salamai is in Jalesar tehsil of Etah district. Kuswa is about 3.9 km away. Jalesar is about 7.3 km away. Etah is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Walidad Pur (under 2 km), Balesara (under 2 km) and Rejua (under 2 km).

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

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