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About Sekhe Village

Sekhe is a small village in Pistana tehsil, in the district of Lower Subansiri, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 106 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 802 females per 1000 males.

Sekhe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sekhe village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Lower Subansiri
Tehsil Pistana
Population 191
Male Population 106
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 802
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sekhe compares

By the 2011 count Sekhe is the 8th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 126 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Sekhe

Sekhe is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sekhe as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sekhe from other places

Sekhe lies about 18 km from Lower Subansiri, and the nearest railway station is Gumto, about 24 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 Sekhe
District headquarters Lower Subansiri 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Pistana 19 km
Nearest railway station Gumto 24 km
Nearest town Naharlagun 28 km

Villages closest to Sekhe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sekhe village had a population of 191. That makes it the 8th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 126 residents.

Sekhe village has 106 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sekhe has about 802 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Sekhe falls under Pistana tehsil of Lower Subansiri district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sekhe is Gumto, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sekhe.

Sekhe is about 18 km from Lower Subansiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sekhe is in Pistana tehsil of Lower Subansiri district. Lower Subansiri is about 18 km away. Pistana is about 19 km away. Gumto is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pistana H Q (19 km), Talo Yorda (22 km) and Neelam (26 km).

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

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