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About Saikhedi Village

Saikhedi is a large village in Bhikangaon tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,662, made up of 1,325 males and 1,337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1197 hectares hectares.

Saikhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saikhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Bhikangaon
Area (hectares) 1197 hectares
Population 2,662
Male Population 1,325
Female Population 1,337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
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 Saikhedi compares

By the 2011 count Saikhedi is the 11th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 1197 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Saikhedi

Saikhedi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saikhedi 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 Saikhedi from other places

Saikhedi lies about 31 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Sirran, about 33 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 Saikhedi
Tehsil headquarters Bhikangaon 5.7 km
District headquarters Khargone 31 km
Nearest railway station Sirran 33 km

Villages closest to Saikhedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saikhedi village had a population of 2,662. That makes it the 11th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Saikhedi village has 1,325 males and 1,337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saikhedi has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Saikhedi covers 1197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saikhedi falls under Bhikangaon tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saikhedi is Sirran, about 33 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 Saikhedi.

Saikhedi is about 31 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saikhedi is in Bhikangaon tehsil of Khargone district. Bhikangaon is about 5.7 km away. Khargone is about 31 km away. Sirran is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirlai Bujurg (2.1 km), Sasyakhedi (2.3 km) and Bhopada (2.9 km).

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

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