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About Saitola Village

Saitola is a small village in Goregaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 129, made up of 67 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.18 hectares hectares.

Saitola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saitola village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Goregaon
Area (hectares) 54.18 hectares
Population 129
Male Population 67
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saitola compares

By the 2011 count Saitola is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 54.18 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Saitola

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

Saitola lies about 16 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Hirdamali, 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 Saitola
Nearest railway station Hirdamali 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Goregaon 8.0 km
District headquarters Gondiya 16 km
Nearest town Gondiā 16 km

Villages closest to Saitola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saitola village had a population of 129. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Saitola village has 67 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saitola has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Saitola covers 54.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saitola falls under Goregaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Saitola is Hirdamali, 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 <5 km distance for Saitola.

Saitola is about 16 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saitola is in Goregaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Hirdamali is about 6.8 km away. Goregaon is about 8.0 km away. Gondiya is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hirapur (under 2 km), Dhundatola (under 2 km) and Kurhadi (1.6 km).

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

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