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About Shlaiya Village

Shlaiya is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 731, made up of 385 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.32 hectares hectares.

Shlaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shlaiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 86.32 hectares
Population 731
Male Population 385
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shlaiya compares

By the 2011 count Shlaiya is the 271st largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 86.32 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Shlaiya

Shlaiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shlaiya 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 Shlaiya from other places

Shlaiya lies about 7.4 km from Sonbhadra. 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 Shlaiya
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 7.4 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 7.4 km

Villages closest to Shlaiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shlaiya village had a population of 731. That makes it the 271st largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Shlaiya village has 385 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shlaiya has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Shlaiya covers 86.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shlaiya falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Shlaiya notes the nearest railway station 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 Shlaiya.

Shlaiya is about 7.4 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shlaiya is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Robertsganj is about 7.4 km away. Sonbhadra is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Unchidih (under 2 km), Khchar (under 2 km) and Majhi Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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