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About Salaiya Dih Village

Salaiya Dih is a large village in Dudhi tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,991, made up of 2,648 males and 2,343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 232221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salaiya Dih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaiya Dih village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Dudhi
Pincode 232221
Area (hectares) 330 hectares
Population 4,991
Male Population 2,648
Female Population 2,343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Salaiya Dih compares

By the 2011 count Salaiya Dih is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 330 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Salaiya Dih

Salaiya Dih 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 Dih 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salaiya Dih from other places

Salaiya Dih lies about 57 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Wyndhamganj, about 1.9 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 Salaiya Dih
Nearest railway station Wyndhamganj 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dudhi 15 km
Nearest town Renukūt 36 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 57 km

Villages closest to Salaiya Dih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salaiya Dih village had a population of 4,991. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Salaiya Dih village has 2,648 males and 2,343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaiya Dih has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Salaiya Dih is 232221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salaiya Dih covers 330 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Salaiya Dih falls under Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salaiya Dih is Wyndhamganj, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Salaiya Dih is about 57 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaiya Dih is in Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Wyndhamganj is about 1.9 km away. Dudhi is about 15 km away. Renukūt is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muri Semar (under 2 km), Harana Kachhar (1.6 km) and Dharati Dolawa (2.6 km).

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

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