# Salaiya Village, Dumaria, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Dumaria, Gaya 

# Salaiya

Salaiya is a village in Dumaria sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,421 people in 217 households**, the 33rd largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 1,421people (2011)
- 217households
- 55.5%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Salaiya PIN code and other codes

Salaiya falls in Dumaria sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKolhuwar
- Community development blockDumaria
- Census village code256236

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Salaiya from nearby towns?

- Dumaria (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)100 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)41 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Salaiya?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Salaiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Salaiya known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 33% of the 171 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Salaiya

Of every 100 households in Salaiya in 2011, 0 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salaiya · ■ Dumaria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****29%**

**34%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Salaiya?

■ Salaiya · ■ Dumaria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.5%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**954

Working population ****35.0%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.1% for men and 42.7% for women. 41% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 379 (76%) · **■** Household industry 16 (3%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 46 (9%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dumaria

- Simari1,545 people
- Pakharpur1,485 people
- Sildilia1,485 people
- Khardag1,454 people
- Beni Nagar1,403 people
- Karhanni1,359 people
- Tekra Khurd1,356 people
- Sidhpur1,301 people

[All 124 villages in Dumaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dumaria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Salaiya from Gaya?100 km by road
- What is the population of Salaiya?1,421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salaiya in?Gaya district (Dumaria sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Salaiya?55.5% (Census 2011)