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About Saila Village

Saila is a mid sized village in Barghat tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,485, made up of 736 males and 749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.29 hectares hectares.

Saila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saila village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Barghat
Area (hectares) 235.29 hectares
Population 1,485
Male Population 736
Female Population 749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saila compares

By the 2011 count Saila is the 57th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents. Its 235.29 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Saila

Saila is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saila as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Saila from other places

Saila lies about 31 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Lakhanwara, about 22 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 Saila
Tehsil headquarters Barghat 11 km
Nearest railway station Lakhanwara 22 km
District headquarters Seoni 31 km

Villages closest to Saila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saila village had a population of 1,485. That makes it the 57th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents.

Saila village has 736 males and 749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saila has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Saila covers 235.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saila falls under Barghat tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saila is Lakhanwara, about 22 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 km distance for Saila.

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

Saila is in Barghat tehsil of Seoni district. Barghat is about 11 km away. Lakhanwara is about 22 km away. Seoni is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandi (1.5 km), Godegaon (1.6 km) and Dorli (1.6 km).

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

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