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About Seokund Village

Seokund is a large village in Kharik tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,352, made up of 1,236 males and 1,116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1057 hectares hectares.

Seokund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Seokund village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Kharik
Area (hectares) 1057 hectares
Population 2,352
Male Population 1,236
Female Population 1,116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Seokund compares

By the 2011 count Seokund is the 13th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 6,038 residents. Its 1057 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 882.

Getting to Seokund

Seokund is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Seokund as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Seokund from other places

Seokund lies about 21 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Kharik, about 4.1 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 Seokund
Nearest railway station Kharik 4.1 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 9.2 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 21 km

Villages closest to Seokund

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

Common questions about Seokund

As per the Census of India 2011, Seokund village had a population of 2,352. That makes it the 13th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,038 residents.

Seokund village has 1,236 males and 1,116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Seokund has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 882.

Seokund covers 1057 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Seokund falls under Kharik tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Seokund is Kharik, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Seokund.

Seokund is about 21 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Seokund is in Kharik tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Kharik is about 4.1 km away. Naugachhia is about 9.2 km away. Bhagalpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lokmanpur (1.6 km), Dhodhia (1.9 km) and Dadpur (2.3 km).

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

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