# Saikheda Village, Gadarwara, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gadarwara/saikheda/ Village · Gadarwara, Narsimhapur # Saikheda Saikheda is a village in Gadarwara sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **9,602 people in 2,132 households**, the 1st largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%. - 9,602people (2011) - 2,132households - 76.4%literacy - 930females per 1,000 males ## Saikheda PIN code and other codes Saikheda falls in Gadarwara sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSaikheda - Census village code490814 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saikheda from nearby towns? - Gadarwara (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Narsimhapur (district HQ)75 km by road - Gadarwara (nearest town)25 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Saikheda? 31 services counted by the Census are inside Saikheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Gadarwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadarwara - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Saikheda known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 81% of the 1,423 hectares of village land is sown, and 619 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Saikheda Of every 100 households in Saikheda in 2011, 73 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Saikheda · ■ Gadarwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **63% Toilet within the home ****48%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **73% Tap water ****40%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **96% Use banking services ****39%** **32% Television ****37%** **24% Mobile phone ****48%** **31% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **44% Own their home ****91%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Saikheda? ■ Saikheda · ■ Gadarwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%** **70.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930** **911 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881** **927 Working population ****32.5%** **43.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 69.8% for women. 52% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 581 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 880 (28%) · **■** Household industry 110 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,265 (40%) · **■** Marginal 288 (9%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Gadarwara - Babai Kalan8,008 people - Kaudiya5,543 people - Paloha5,118 people - Barha4,612 people [All 355 villages in Gadarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gadarwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Saikheda from Narsimhapur?75 km by road - What is the population of Saikheda?9,602 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saikheda in?Narsimhapur district (Gadarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Saikheda?76.4% (Census 2011)