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About Saheki Village

Saheki is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,869, made up of 897 males and 972 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 505.05 hectares hectares.

Saheki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saheki village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 505.05 hectares
Population 1,869
Male Population 897
Female Population 972
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saheki compares

By the 2011 count Saheki is the 35th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 505.05 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Saheki

Saheki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saheki as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saheki from other places

Saheki lies about 52 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhanoli, about 18 km away. 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 Saheki
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Dhanoli 18 km
Nearest town Gondiā 33 km
District headquarters Balaghat 52 km

Villages closest to Saheki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saheki village had a population of 1,869. That makes it the 35th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Saheki village has 897 males and 972 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saheki has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Saheki covers 505.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saheki falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saheki is Dhanoli, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saheki.

Saheki is about 52 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saheki is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 5.5 km away. Dhanoli is about 18 km away. Gondiā is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bori (1.8 km), Borikalan (1.8 km) and Borikhurd (1.8 km).

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

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