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About Salikheda Village

Salikheda is a mid sized village in Barwaha tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 869, made up of 443 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.28 hectares hectares.

Salikheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salikheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Barwaha
Area (hectares) 279.28 hectares
Population 869
Male Population 443
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salikheda compares

By the 2011 count Salikheda is the 113th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 279.28 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Salikheda

Salikheda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Salikheda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Salikheda from other places

Salikheda lies about 80 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Mukhtiara Balwada, about 14 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 Salikheda
Nearest railway station Mukhtiara Balwada 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwaha 16 km
Nearest town Barwāh 16 km
District headquarters Khargone 80 km

Villages closest to Salikheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salikheda village had a population of 869. That makes it the 113th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Salikheda village has 443 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salikheda has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Salikheda covers 279.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salikheda falls under Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salikheda is Mukhtiara Balwada, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Salikheda.

Salikheda is about 80 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salikheda is in Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district. Mukhtiara Balwada is about 14 km away. Barwaha is about 16 km away. Barwāh is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salkheda (under 2 km), Ghangla (under 2 km) and Nag Jhiri (1.5 km).

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

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