About Saikhed Village

Saikhed is a large village in Kelapur tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,535, made up of 1,284 males and 1,251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 954.3 hectares hectares.

Saikhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saikhed village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Yavatmal
Tehsil	Kelapur
Area (hectares)	954.3 hectares
Population	2,535
Male Population	1,284
Female Population	1,251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saikhed compares

By the 2011 count Saikhed is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents. Its 954.3 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

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 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 Yavatmal, 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 Saikhed
Nearest railway station	Rohna Town	3.0 km
Nearest town	Pulgaon	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kelapur	19 km
District headquarters	Yavatmal	52 km

Villages closest to Saikhed

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kelapur 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 2,535. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents.

Saikhed village has 1,284 males and 1,251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saikhed has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Saikhed covers 954.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saikhed falls under Kelapur tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Saikhed is Rohna Town, about 3.0 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 Saikhed.

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

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