By population, Saila ranks #58 of 140 villages in Barghat mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Saila is a village of 1,485 people in 301 households (Census 2011) in Barghat tehsil, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 58th-largest of 140 villages in Barghat tehsil. Literacy is 69%, 3 points above the tehsil average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,018 women per 1,000 men. It lies 80 km from the Seoni district centre, 45 km from Ashti, the nearest town, 22 km from Lakhanwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 480667, served by Barghat post office; the LGD village code is 496977. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Barghat, 11 km away. The sarpanch is URMILA CHOUHAN, and the village votes in Keolari assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajneesh Harvansh Singh. The population is estimated at 1,751 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Saila →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saila · this village | 1,485 | 69% | — |
| Saila · Paraswada | 369 | 44% | 0 km N |
| Dharna Kalan · Barghat | 3,274 | 73% | 5.2 km N |
| Paunar Kalan · Barghat | 1,313 | 74% | 5.8 km NW |
| Gangpur · Barghat | 969 | 62% | 6.1 km N |
| Gangpur · Ghansaur | 393 | 53% | 6.1 km N |
| Dharna Khurd · Barghat | 868 | 66% | 6.7 km N |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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