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About Saikheda Kalan Village

Saikheda Kalan is a mid sized village in Khaknar tehsil, in the district of Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 918, made up of 477 males and 441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572.98 hectares hectares.

Saikheda Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saikheda Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Burhanpur
Tehsil Khaknar
Area (hectares) 572.98 hectares
Population 918
Male Population 477
Female Population 441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saikheda Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Saikheda Kalan is the 64th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,645 residents. Its 572.98 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Saikheda Kalan

Saikheda Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saikheda Kalan as Available within village. 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 Saikheda Kalan from other places

Saikheda Kalan lies about 53 km from Burhanpur, and the nearest railway station is Wan Road, about 13 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 Saikheda Kalan
Nearest railway station Wan Road 13 km
Nearest town Telhāra 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Khaknar 29 km
District headquarters Burhanpur 53 km

Villages closest to Saikheda Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khaknar 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 Saikheda Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Saikheda Kalan village had a population of 918. That makes it the 64th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,645 residents.

Saikheda Kalan village has 477 males and 441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saikheda Kalan has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Saikheda Kalan covers 572.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saikheda Kalan falls under Khaknar tehsil of Burhanpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saikheda Kalan is Wan Road, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Saikheda Kalan.

Saikheda Kalan is about 53 km from Burhanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saikheda Kalan is in Khaknar tehsil of Burhanpur district. Wan Road is about 13 km away. Telhāra is about 19 km away. Khaknar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dedtalai (15 km), Raytalai (15 km) and Nananagari (15 km).

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

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