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About Saliyar Village

Saliyar is a mid sized village in Nakur tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,285, made up of 675 males and 610 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.81 hectares hectares.

Saliyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saliyar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Nakur
Area (hectares) 229.81 hectares
Population 1,285
Male Population 675
Female Population 610
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saliyar compares

By the 2011 count Saliyar is the 170th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 229.81 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Saliyar

Saliyar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saliyar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Saliyar from other places

Saliyar lies about 37 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Nanauta, 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 Saliyar
Nearest railway station Nanauta 10 km
Nearest town Gangoh 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakur 26 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 37 km

Villages closest to Saliyar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saliyar village had a population of 1,285. That makes it the 170th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Saliyar village has 675 males and 610 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saliyar has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

Saliyar covers 229.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saliyar falls under Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saliyar is Nanauta, about 10 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 for Saliyar.

Saliyar is about 37 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saliyar is in Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district. Nanauta is about 10 km away. Gangoh is about 12 km away. Nakur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhopur (under 2 km), Pujna (1.7 km) and Manohara (1.9 km).

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

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