About Sekhwara Village

Sekhwara is a large village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,116, made up of 1,586 males and 1,530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268 hectares hectares.

Sekhwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sekhwara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares)	268 hectares
Population	3,116
Male Population	1,586
Female Population	1,530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sekhwara compares

By the 2011 count Sekhwara is the 11th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 268 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Sekhwara

Sekhwara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sekhwara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sekhwara from other places

Sekhwara lies about 16 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bandhua, about 15 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 Sekhwara
Tehsil headquarters	Bodh Gaya	5.4 km
Nearest railway station	Bandhua	15 km
District headquarters	Gaya	16 km

Villages closest to Sekhwara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Sekhwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Sekhwara village had a population of 3,116. That makes it the 11th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Sekhwara village has 1,586 males and 1,530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sekhwara has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Sekhwara covers 268 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sekhwara falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sekhwara is Bandhua, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sekhwara.

Sekhwara is about 16 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sekhwara is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 5.4 km away. Bandhua is about 15 km away. Gaya is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.