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About Saykhed Village

Saykhed is a mid sized village in Barshitakli tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 292 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.17 hectares hectares.

Saykhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saykhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Barshitakli
Area (hectares) 354.17 hectares
Population 551
Male Population 292
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Saykhed compares

By the 2011 count Saykhed is the 83rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 354.17 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Saykhed

Saykhed is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saykhed as Available within 5 - 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 Saykhed from other places

Saykhed lies about 30 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Lohagad, about 1.9 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 Saykhed
Nearest railway station Lohagad 1.9 km
Nearest town Pātūr 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshitakli 30 km
District headquarters Akola 30 km

Villages closest to Saykhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saykhed village had a population of 551. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Saykhed village has 292 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saykhed has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Saykhed covers 354.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saykhed falls under Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Saykhed is Lohagad, about 1.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Saykhed.

Saykhed is about 30 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saykhed is in Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district. Lohagad is about 1.9 km away. Pātūr is about 16 km away. Barshitakli is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chohagaon (under 2 km), Dhamandari (2.5 km) and Lohgad (2.6 km).

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

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