Village · Old Ziro, Lower Subansiri # Salaya Salaya is a village in Old Ziro sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 229 people in 26 households, the 25th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%. - 229 people (2011) - 26 households - 73.5% literacy - 722 females per 1,000 males ## Salaya PIN code and other codes Salaya falls in Old Ziro sub-district, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Ziro-I - Census village code 264765 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Salaya from nearby towns? - Old Ziro (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Ziro (district HQ) 12 km by road - Ziro (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Salaya? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Salaya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Degree college In village · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Bulla - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Hija - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tabarijo - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 9 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Salaya known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and finger millet. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Salaya Of every 100 households in Salaya in 2011, 96 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Salaya · ■ Old Ziro rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 85% - Toilet within the home 100% 92% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 6% - Tap water 8% 81% - Drinking water within premises 0% 44% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 14% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 85% - Use banking services 100% 68% - Television 100% 43% - Mobile phone 100% 59% - Computer with internet 4% 2% - Two-wheeler 46% 19% - Car / jeep / van 4% 14% - None of these assets 0% 27% - Own their home 100% 86% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Salaya? ■ Salaya · ■ Old Ziro rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.5% 79.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 722 962 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 833 902 - Working population 83.8% 36.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.0% for men and 64.2% for women. 85% of men and 82% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 61 (32%) · ■ Other work 33 (17%) · ■ Marginal 98 (51%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Old Ziro - Dinkhu 284 people - Yashibo 255 people - Chabo 253 people - Rilingyollo 240 people - Paph 216 people - Jama 209 people - Parbu 207 people - Lempia Akang 178 people All 88 villages in Old Ziro ## Quick answers - How far is Salaya from Ziro? 12 km by road - What is the population of Salaya? 229 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salaya in? Lower Subansiri district (Old Ziro sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Salaya? 73.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/old-ziro/salaya/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.