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About Saikhede Village

Saikhede is one of the larger villages in Niphad tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,293, made up of 4,295 males and 3,998 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 693 hectares hectares.

Saikhede Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saikhede village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nashik
Tehsil Niphad
Area (hectares) 693 hectares
Population 8,293
Male Population 4,295
Female Population 3,998
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saikhede compares

By the 2011 count Saikhede is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,128 residents. Its 693 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Saikhede

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

How far is Saikhede from other places

Saikhede lies about 23 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Kherwadi, about 5.1 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 Saikhede
Nearest railway station Kherwadi 5.1 km
Nearest town Ozar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Niphad 13 km
District headquarters Nashik 23 km

Villages closest to Saikhede

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saikhede village had a population of 8,293. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,128 residents.

Saikhede village has 4,295 males and 3,998 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saikhede has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Saikhede covers 693 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saikhede falls under Niphad tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Saikhede is Kherwadi, about 5.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Saikhede.

Saikhede is about 23 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saikhede is in Niphad tehsil of Nashik district. Kherwadi is about 5.1 km away. Ozar is about 12 km away. Niphad is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khede (under 2 km), Chandori (under 2 km) and Nagapur (2.8 km).

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

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