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About Sewai Village

Sewai is a mid sized village in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 816, made up of 420 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares.

Sewai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sewai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dhanarua
Area (hectares) 78 hectares
Population 816
Male Population 420
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
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 Sewai compares

By the 2011 count Sewai is the 81st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Sewai

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

Sewai lies about 32 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Chhotaki Masaudhi Halt, about 7.3 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 Sewai
Tehsil headquarters Dhanarua 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Chhotaki Masaudhi Halt 7.3 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 8.5 km
District headquarters Patna 32 km

Villages closest to Sewai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sewai village had a population of 816. That makes it the 81st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Sewai village has 420 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sewai has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Sewai covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sewai falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sewai is Chhotaki Masaudhi Halt, about 7.3 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 Sewai.

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

Sewai is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Dhanarua is about 6.2 km away. Chhotaki Masaudhi Halt is about 7.3 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mozaffarpur (under 2 km), Shahopur (under 2 km) and Basaurhi (under 2 km).

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

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