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About Raikheda Village

Raikheda is a small village in Keolari tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 226 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.24 hectares hectares.

Raikheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raikheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Keolari
Area (hectares) 329.24 hectares
Population 444
Male Population 226
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raikheda compares

By the 2011 count Raikheda is the 119th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 329.24 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Raikheda

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

Raikheda lies about 63 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Pindrai, about 6.8 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 Raikheda
Nearest railway station Pindrai 6.8 km
Nearest town Nainpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Keolari 15 km
District headquarters Seoni 63 km

Villages closest to Raikheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raikheda village had a population of 444. That makes it the 119th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Raikheda village has 226 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raikheda has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

Raikheda covers 329.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raikheda falls under Keolari tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raikheda is Pindrai, about 6.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Raikheda.

Raikheda is about 63 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raikheda is in Keolari tehsil of Seoni district. Pindrai is about 6.8 km away. Nainpur is about 12 km away. Keolari is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandan Kheda (2.0 km), Bhata (2.7 km) and Tala (3.2 km).

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

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