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About Saikheda Village

Saikheda is a mid sized village in Udaipura tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 914, made up of 504 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 813 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.84 hectares hectares.

Saikheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saikheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Udaipura
Area (hectares) 251.84 hectares
Population 914
Male Population 504
Female Population 410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 813
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Saikheda compares

By the 2011 count Saikheda is the 55th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 900 residents. Its 251.84 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Saikheda

Saikheda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saikheda 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saikheda from other places

Saikheda lies about 91 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Salichauka Road, about 17 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
Tehsil headquarters Udaipura 15 km
Nearest railway station Salichauka Road 17 km
Nearest town Gādarwāra 22 km
District headquarters Raisen 91 km

Villages closest to Saikheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saikheda village had a population of 914. That makes it the 55th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 900 residents.

Saikheda village has 504 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saikheda has about 813 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 911.

Saikheda covers 251.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saikheda falls under Udaipura tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saikheda is Salichauka Road, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Saikheda.

Saikheda is about 91 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saikheda is in Udaipura tehsil of Raisen district. Udaipura is about 15 km away. Salichauka Road is about 17 km away. Gādarwāra 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 Bamhori Basoda (under 2 km), Bamhori Deori (under 2 km) and Rampura (4.7 km).

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

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