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About Sihod Village

Sihod is a mid sized village in Mhow tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,815, made up of 946 males and 869 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 911.74 hectares hectares.

Sihod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihod village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Mhow
Area (hectares) 911.74 hectares
Population 1,815
Male Population 946
Female Population 869
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sihod compares

By the 2011 count Sihod is the 32nd largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 911.74 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Sihod

Sihod is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sihod as Available within 5 - 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 Sihod from other places

Sihod lies about 37 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, about 22 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 Sihod
Nearest town Pithampur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Mhow 22 km
Nearest railway station Dr. Ambedkar Nagar 22 km
District headquarters Indore 37 km

Villages closest to Sihod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihod village had a population of 1,815. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Sihod village has 946 males and 869 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihod has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Sihod covers 911.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sihod falls under Mhow tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sihod is Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, about 22 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 village for Sihod.

Sihod is about 37 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihod is in Mhow tehsil of Indore district. Pithampur is about 18 km away. Mhow is about 22 km away. Dr. Ambedkar Nagar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durjanpura (under 2 km), Malipura (3.0 km) and Bhoj Karadiya (3.9 km).

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

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