About Salai Village

Salai is one of the larger villages in Hapur tehsil, in the district of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,131, made up of 4,173 males and 3,958 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.65 hectares hectares.

Salai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salai village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Ghaziabad
Tehsil	Hapur
Area (hectares)	419.65 hectares
Population	8,131
Male Population	4,173
Female Population	3,958
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salai compares

By the 2011 count Salai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,988 residents. Its 419.65 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Salai

Salai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salai 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salai from other places

Salai lies about 36 km from Ghaziabad, and the nearest railway station is Hafizpur, about 2.8 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 Salai
Nearest railway station	Hafizpur	2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hapur	5.9 km
Nearest town	Hāpur	5.9 km
District headquarters	Ghaziabad	36 km

Villages closest to Salai

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

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Common questions about Salai

As per the Census of India 2011, Salai village had a population of 8,131. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,988 residents.

Salai village has 4,173 males and 3,958 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salai has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 891.

Salai covers 419.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salai falls under Hapur tehsil of Ghaziabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salai is Hafizpur, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Salai is about 36 km from Ghaziabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salai is in Hapur tehsil of Ghaziabad district. Hafizpur is about 2.8 km away. Hapur is about 5.9 km away. Hāpur is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.