Village · Jamua, Giridih # Salaia Salaia is a village in Jamua sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code 815318. The 2011 Census counted 286 people in 48 households, the 249th largest of 305 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%. - 286 people (2011) - 48 households - 47.4% literacy - 815318 PIN code ## Salaia PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Salaia is 815318. Salaia falls in Jamua sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 815318 - Gram panchayat Baddiha 1 - Community development block Jamua - Census village code 351315 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Salaia from nearby towns? - Giridih (district HQ) 57 km by road - Giridih (nearest town) 60 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Salaia? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Salaia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bhandaro - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rajdhanwar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhanbad - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Salaia known for? The main crops are rice. About 42% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Salaia Of every 100 households in Salaia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Salaia · ■ Jamua rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 6% - Toilet within the home 0% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 94% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 0% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 72% - Use banking services 30% 58% - Television 0% 8% - Mobile phone 39% 69% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 17% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 24% 14% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Salaia? ■ Salaia · ■ Jamua rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 47.4% 64.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1014 941 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 940 - Working population 28.3% 42.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.8% for men and 32.2% for women. 51% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 2 (2%) · ■ Marginal 78 (96%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jamua - Pochdiha 295 people - Gobinddih 291 people - Sontarabad 288 people - Banskaro 287 people - Khariodih Dhuraita 283 people - Nero 280 people - Barkitanr 279 people - Manglo 278 people All 315 villages in Jamua ## Other places named Salaia - Salaia · Village, Barkatha, Hazaribagh · 3,273 people - Salaia · Village, Kodarma, Kodarma · 1,826 people - Salaia · Village, Dhanwar, Giridih · 1,266 people - Salaia · Village, Hariharganj, Palamu · 1,254 people - Salaia · Village, Nabinagar, Aurangabad · 1,220 people - Salaia · Village, Chhatarpur, Palamu · 838 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Salaia? 815318 - How far is Salaia from Giridih? 57 km by road - What is the population of Salaia? 286 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salaia in? Giridih district (Jamua sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Salaia? 47.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/jamua/salaia-351315/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.