# Saikheda Village, Chandurbazar, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chandurbazar, Amravati 

# Saikheda

Saikheda is a village in Chandurbazar sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **264 people in 62 households**, the 107th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.5%.

- 264people (2011)
- 62households
- 70.7%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Saikheda PIN code and other codes

Saikheda falls in Chandurbazar sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChandurbazar
- Census village code532028

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?

- Chandurbazar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)60 km by road
- Achalpur (nearest town)18 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?

6 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 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Farzgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paratwada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Paratwada
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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?

About 96% of the 232 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 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, 90 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saikheda · ■ Chandurbazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**42%

Tap water ****51%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**86%

Use banking services ****39%**

**48%

Television ****31%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**38%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

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 · ■ Chandurbazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**87.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**947

Working population ****59.5%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 62.2% for women. 66% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (82%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 4 (3%)

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 Chandurbazar

- Mirajapur296 people
- Dilalpur287 people
- Inayatpur279 people
- Alampur277 people
- Shahapur-Hipur264 people
- Tonglapur264 people
- Belkheda260 people
- Pimpri Talegaon256 people

[All 169 villages in Chandurbazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chandurbazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saikheda from Amravati?60 km by road
- What is the population of Saikheda?264 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saikheda in?Amravati district (Chandurbazar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Saikheda?70.7% (Census 2011)