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About Sehri Village

Sehri is a large village in Ben tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,781, made up of 1,443 males and 1,338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287 hectares hectares.

Sehri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sehri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Ben
Area (hectares) 287 hectares
Population 2,781
Male Population 1,443
Female Population 1,338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sehri compares

By the 2011 count Sehri is the 13th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents. Its 287 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Sehri

Sehri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sehri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sehri from other places

Sehri lies about 6.3 km from Nalanda. 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 Sehri
Tehsil headquarters Ben 4.3 km
District headquarters Nalanda 6.3 km
Nearest town Silao 13 km

Villages closest to Sehri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sehri village had a population of 2,781. That makes it the 13th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents.

Sehri village has 1,443 males and 1,338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sehri has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Sehri covers 287 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sehri falls under Ben tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Sehri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Sehri.

Sehri is about 6.3 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sehri is in Ben tehsil of Nalanda district. Ben is about 4.3 km away. Nalanda is about 6.3 km away. Silao is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arawan (under 2 km), Jafra (1.6 km) and Khaira (1.6 km).

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

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