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About Saikheda Village

Saikheda is a mid sized village in Arvi tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 545, made up of 282 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 523.92 hectares hectares.

Saikheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saikheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Arvi
Area (hectares) 523.92 hectares
Population 545
Male Population 282
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Saikheda compares

By the 2011 count Saikheda is the 57th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 523.92 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Saikheda

The census records public bus service for Saikheda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saikheda from other places

Saikheda lies about 32 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Rohna Town, about 3.0 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 Saikheda
Nearest railway station Rohna Town 3.0 km
Nearest town Pulgaon 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Arvi 19 km
District headquarters Wardha 32 km

Villages closest to Saikheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saikheda village had a population of 545. That makes it the 57th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Saikheda village has 282 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saikheda has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Saikheda covers 523.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saikheda falls under Arvi tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Saikheda is Rohna Town, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saikheda.

Saikheda is about 32 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saikheda is in Arvi tehsil of Wardha district. Rohna Town is about 3.0 km away. Pulgaon is about 13 km away. Arvi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dighi (1.6 km), Wadgaon (3.0 km) and Rohana (3.2 km).

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

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