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About Salaia Village

Salaia is a small village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11, made up of 8 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 375 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.34 hectares hectares.

Salaia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Area (hectares) 70.34 hectares
Population 11
Male Population 8
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 375
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salaia compares

By the 2011 count Salaia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 70.34 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Salaia

Salaia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salaia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Salaia from other places

Salaia lies about 29 km from Sonbhadra, 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 Salaia
Nearest railway station Lusa 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 15 km
Nearest town Ahraura 24 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 29 km

Villages closest to Salaia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salaia village had a population of 11. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Salaia village has 8 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaia has about 375 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Salaia covers 70.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salaia falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salaia is Lusa, about 2.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salaia.

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

Salaia is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Lusa is about 2.0 km away. Ghorawal is about 15 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 Rampur (under 2 km), Kon (2.2 km) and Belkuri Murpharkat (2.3 km).

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

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