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About Salaiya Village

Salaiya is a small village in Marihan tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 171, made up of 86 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Marihan
Pincode 231001
Area (hectares) 27.02 hectares
Population 171
Male Population 86
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Salaiya compares

By the 2011 count Salaiya is the 179th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents. Its 27.02 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Salaiya

Salaiya 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 Salaiya as Available within village. 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 Salaiya from other places

Salaiya lies about 43 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 2.0 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
Nearest railway station Lusa 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Marihan 19 km
Nearest town Ahraura 24 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 43 km

Villages closest to Salaiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salaiya village had a population of 171. That makes it the 179th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents.

Salaiya village has 86 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaiya has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Salaiya is 231001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salaiya covers 27.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salaiya falls under Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salaiya is Lusa, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Salaiya is about 43 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaiya is in Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district. Lusa is about 2.0 km away. Marihan is about 19 km away. Ahraura 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 Bhiti (under 2 km), Rajgarh (under 2 km) and Panigawa (under 2 km).

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

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