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About Sikhedi Village

Sikhedi is a mid sized village in Ratlam tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,974, made up of 1,033 males and 941 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 841.87 hectares hectares.

Sikhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Ratlam
Area (hectares) 841.87 hectares
Population 1,974
Male Population 1,033
Female Population 941
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikhedi compares

By the 2011 count Sikhedi is the 44th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,570 residents. Its 841.87 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Sikhedi

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

Sikhedi lies about 20 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Barayla Chaurasi, about 5.8 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 Sikhedi
Nearest railway station Barayla Chaurasi 5.8 km
Nearest town Jaora 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Ratlam 20 km

Villages closest to Sikhedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikhedi village had a population of 1,974. That makes it the 44th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,570 residents.

Sikhedi village has 1,033 males and 941 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikhedi has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Sikhedi covers 841.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikhedi falls under Ratlam tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikhedi is Barayla Chaurasi, about 5.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sikhedi.

Sikhedi is about 20 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikhedi is in Ratlam tehsil of Ratlam district. Barayla Chaurasi is about 5.8 km away. Jaora is about 15 km away. Ratlam is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadwasa (2.5 km), Ghatwas (2.8 km) and Mewasa (3.3 km).

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

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