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About Raikheda Village

Raikheda is a small village in Pipariya tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 242 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 736.52 hectares hectares.

Raikheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raikheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Pipariya
Area (hectares) 736.52 hectares
Population 496
Male Population 242
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raikheda compares

By the 2011 count Raikheda is the 75th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 760 residents. Its 736.52 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Raikheda

Raikheda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raikheda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Raikheda from other places

Raikheda lies about 92 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Maramjhiri, about 38 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
Tehsil headquarters Pipariya 21 km
Nearest railway station Maramjhiri 38 km
Nearest town Betūl 40 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 92 km

Villages closest to Raikheda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pipariya 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 496. That makes it the 75th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 760 residents.

Raikheda village has 242 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raikheda has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Raikheda covers 736.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raikheda falls under Pipariya tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raikheda is Maramjhiri, about 38 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Raikheda.

Raikheda is about 92 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raikheda is in Pipariya tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Pipariya is about 21 km away. Maramjhiri is about 38 km away. Betūl is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parraspani (2.9 km), Nandiya (6.7 km) and Pathai Mal (7.9 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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