About Sekhra Village

Sekhra is a mid sized village in Sarmera tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 674, made up of 354 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares.

Sekhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sekhra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Sarmera
Area (hectares)	123 hectares
Population	674
Male Population	354
Female Population	320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
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 Sekhra compares

By the 2011 count Sekhra is the 21st largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,537 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Sekhra

Sekhra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sekhra 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 Sekhra from other places

Sekhra lies about 32 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 12 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 Sekhra
Nearest town	Bar Bigha	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sarmera	7.4 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsa Jamalpur	12 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	32 km

Villages closest to Sekhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sekhra village had a population of 674. That makes it the 21st largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,537 residents.

Sekhra village has 354 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sekhra has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Sekhra covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sekhra falls under Sarmera tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sekhra is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sekhra.

Sekhra is about 32 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sekhra is in Sarmera tehsil of Nalanda district. Bar Bigha is about 7.2 km away. Sarmera is about 7.4 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.