About Saikhed Village

Saikhed is a mid sized village in Dharmabad tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,105, made up of 545 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310 hectares hectares.

Saikhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saikhed village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nanded
Tehsil	Dharmabad
Area (hectares)	310 hectares
Population	1,105
Male Population	545
Female Population	560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,028
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saikhed compares

By the 2011 count Saikhed is the 25th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents. Its 310 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Saikhed

Saikhed is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saikhed as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saikhed from other places

Saikhed lies about 52 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Chikna, about 3.1 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 Saikhed
Nearest railway station	Chikna	3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmabad	12 km
Nearest town	Dharmābād	12 km
District headquarters	Nanded	52 km

Villages closest to Saikhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saikhed village had a population of 1,105. That makes it the 25th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents.

Saikhed village has 545 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saikhed has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Saikhed covers 310 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saikhed falls under Dharmabad tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Saikhed is Chikna, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Saikhed.

Saikhed is about 52 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saikhed is in Dharmabad tehsil of Nanded district. Chikna is about 3.1 km away. Dharmabad is about 12 km away. Dharmābād is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.