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About Jaikhed Village

Jaikhed is a small village in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 128 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares.

Jaikhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaikhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Risod
Area (hectares) 231 hectares
Population 241
Male Population 128
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaikhed compares

By the 2011 count Jaikhed is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Jaikhed

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

How far is Jaikhed from other places

Jaikhed lies about 36 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Jaulka, about 33 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 Jaikhed
Tehsil headquarters Risod 20 km
Nearest railway station Jaulka 33 km
District headquarters Washim 36 km

Villages closest to Jaikhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaikhed village had a population of 241. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Jaikhed village has 128 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaikhed has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Jaikhed covers 231 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.

Jaikhed falls under Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jaikhed is Jaulka, about 33 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 10+ km distance for Jaikhed.

Jaikhed is about 36 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaikhed is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Risod is about 20 km away. Jaulka is about 33 km away. Washim is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tapowan (under 2 km), Jogeshwari (1.8 km) and Netanasa (1.9 km).

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

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