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About Raikheda Village

Raikheda is a mid sized village in Pansemal tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,486, made up of 742 males and 744 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.6 hectares hectares.

Raikheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raikheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Pansemal
Area (hectares) 262.6 hectares
Population 1,486
Male Population 742
Female Population 744
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raikheda compares

By the 2011 count Raikheda is the 33rd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents. Its 262.6 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Raikheda

Raikheda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raikheda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Raikheda from other places

Raikheda lies about 56 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Ranala, about 32 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 Raikheda
Nearest town Shāhāda 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Pansemal 15 km
Nearest railway station Ranala 32 km
District headquarters Barwani 56 km

Villages closest to Raikheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raikheda village had a population of 1,486. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents.

Raikheda village has 742 males and 744 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raikheda has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Raikheda covers 262.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raikheda falls under Pansemal tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raikheda is Ranala, about 32 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Raikheda.

Raikheda is about 56 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raikheda is in Pansemal tehsil of Barwani district. Shāhāda is about 14 km away. Pansemal is about 15 km away. Ranala is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorikheda (3.0 km), Khetiya (3.9 km) and Behdiya (5.3 km).

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

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