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About Sewa Village

Sewa is one of the larger villages in Gidhaur tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,151, made up of 4,888 males and 4,263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 743 hectares hectares.

Sewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sewa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Gidhaur
Area (hectares) 743 hectares
Population 9,151
Male Population 4,888
Female Population 4,263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sewa compares

By the 2011 count Sewa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents. Its 743 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Sewa

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

How far is Sewa from other places

Sewa lies about 12 km from Jamui. 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 Sewa
Tehsil headquarters Gidhaur 1.8 km
District headquarters Jamui 12 km
Nearest town Jamūī 12 km

Villages closest to Sewa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sewa village had a population of 9,151. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents.

Sewa village has 4,888 males and 4,263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sewa has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

Sewa covers 743 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sewa falls under Gidhaur tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The census record for Sewa notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Sewa is about 12 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sewa is in Gidhaur tehsil of Jamui district. Gidhaur is about 1.8 km away. Jamui is about 12 km away. Jamūī is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patsanda (1.8 km), Mahuli (2.7 km) and Banjhulia (2.9 km).

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

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