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About Saikheda Village

Saikheda is a mid sized village in Rahatgarh tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 638, made up of 339 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.39 hectares hectares.

Saikheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saikheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Rahatgarh
Area (hectares) 163.39 hectares
Population 638
Male Population 339
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saikheda compares

By the 2011 count Saikheda is the 60th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 709 residents. Its 163.39 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Saikheda

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

Saikheda lies about 45 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Relwai Stesan Sumreri, about 19 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 Rahatgarh 13 km
Nearest town Rāhatgarh 13 km
Nearest railway station Relwai Stesan Sumreri 19 km
District headquarters Sagar 45 km

Villages closest to Saikheda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rahatgarh 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 638. That makes it the 60th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 709 residents.

Saikheda village has 339 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saikheda has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 876.

Saikheda covers 163.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saikheda falls under Rahatgarh tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saikheda is Relwai Stesan Sumreri, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Saikheda.

Saikheda is about 45 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saikheda is in Rahatgarh tehsil of Sagar district. Rahatgarh is about 13 km away. Rāhatgarh is about 13 km away. Relwai Stesan Sumreri is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basoda (1.7 km), Singrai (1.7 km) and Khatakheri (2.0 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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