About Raikhed Village

Raikhed is a mid sized village in Telhara tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,225, made up of 628 males and 597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 466.22 hectares hectares.

Raikhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raikhed village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Akola
Tehsil	Telhara
Area (hectares)	466.22 hectares
Population	1,225
Male Population	628
Female Population	597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raikhed compares

By the 2011 count Raikhed is the 31st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,610 residents. Its 466.22 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Raikhed

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

Raikhed lies about 45 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Hiwarkhed, about 14 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 Raikhed
Tehsil headquarters	Telhara	5.6 km
Nearest town	Telhāra	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Hiwarkhed	14 km
District headquarters	Akola	45 km

Villages closest to Raikhed

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

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Common questions about Raikhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Raikhed village had a population of 1,225. That makes it the 31st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,610 residents.

Raikhed village has 628 males and 597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raikhed has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Raikhed covers 466.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raikhed falls under Telhara tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Raikhed is Hiwarkhed, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance for Raikhed.

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

Raikhed is in Telhara tehsil of Akola district. Telhara is about 5.6 km away. Telhāra is about 5.6 km away. Hiwarkhed is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.