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About Saigaon Village

Saigaon is a small village in Lakhani tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 196, made up of 97 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.66 hectares hectares.

Saigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saigaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhani
Area (hectares) 237.66 hectares
Population 196
Male Population 97
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saigaon compares

By the 2011 count Saigaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents. Its 237.66 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Saigaon

Saigaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saigaon as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saigaon from other places

Saigaon lies about 31 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Arjuni, about 26 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 Saigaon
Nearest town Pawni 25 km
Nearest railway station Arjuni 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakhani 31 km
District headquarters Bhandara 31 km

Villages closest to Saigaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saigaon village had a population of 196. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents.

Saigaon village has 97 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saigaon has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Saigaon covers 237.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saigaon falls under Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Saigaon is Arjuni, about 26 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Saigaon.

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

Saigaon is in Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district. Pawni is about 25 km away. Arjuni is about 26 km away. Lakhani 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 Bandrazari (under 2 km), Kotali (2.5 km) and Rengola (2.7 km).

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

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