About Sekhpura Village

Sekhpura is a large village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,873, made up of 1,455 males and 1,418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sekhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sekhpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Basantpur
Pincode	841406
Area (hectares)	145.46 hectares
Population	2,873
Male Population	1,455
Female Population	1,418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
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 Sekhpura compares

By the 2011 count Sekhpura is the 13th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 145.46 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Sekhpura

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

Sekhpura lies about 28 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Barkagaon Halt, about 6.7 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 Sekhpura
Tehsil headquarters	Basantpur	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Barkagaon Halt	6.7 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	17 km
District headquarters	Siwan	28 km

Villages closest to Sekhpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sekhpura village had a population of 2,873. That makes it the 13th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Sekhpura village has 1,455 males and 1,418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sekhpura has about 975 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 962.

The pincode recorded for Sekhpura is 841406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sekhpura covers 145.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sekhpura falls under Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sekhpura is Barkagaon Halt, about 6.7 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 Sekhpura.

Sekhpura is about 28 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sekhpura is in Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district. Basantpur is about 4.8 km away. Barkagaon Halt is about 6.7 km away. Mahārājgani is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.