Village · Gairatganj, Raisen
# Salaiya

Salaiya is a village in Gairatganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 12 people in 3 households, the 162nd largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 27.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.
- 12 people (2011)
- 3 households
- 27.3% literacy
- 1,400 females per 1,000 males

## Salaiya PIN code and other codes

Salaiya falls in Gairatganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Gairatganj
- Census village code 483986

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Salaiya from nearby towns?
- Gairatgang (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ) 64 km by road
- Gairatganj (nearest town) 9 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Salaiya?

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

### In the village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Raisen
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Salaiya known for?

About 62% of the 287 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Salaiya

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

■ Salaiya · ■ Gairatganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 74%
- Toilet within the home 0% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 86%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 0% 26%
- Television 0% 24%
- Mobile phone 0% 43%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 100% 41%
- Own their home 0% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Salaiya?

■ Salaiya · ■ Gairatganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 27.3% 78.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1400 897
- Working population 83.3% 44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 20.0% for men and 33.3% for women. 100% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (10%) · ■ Marginal 9 (90%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gairatganj
- Badhera 126 people
- Chandpura 17 people
- Madiya 17 people
- Rampuragarhi 14 people
- Gondipura 1 person

All 169 villages in Gairatganj

## Quick answers
- How far is Salaiya from Raisen? 64 km by road
- What is the population of Salaiya? 12 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salaiya in? Raisen district (Gairatganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Salaiya? 27.3% (Census 2011)

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