About Sekhwa Village

Sekhwa is a large village in Marwahi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,017, made up of 975 males and 1,042 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 595.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sekhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sekhwa village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Marwahi
Pincode	495119
Area (hectares)	595.51 hectares
Population	2,017
Male Population	975
Female Population	1,042
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,069
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sekhwa compares

By the 2011 count Sekhwa is the 13th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 595.51 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Sekhwa

Sekhwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sekhwa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rajadih, Ratga, Rumga and Sacharatola. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sekhwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sekhwa village had a population of 2,017. That makes it the 13th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Sekhwa village has 975 males and 1,042 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sekhwa has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Sekhwa is 495119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sekhwa covers 595.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sekhwa falls under Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Sekhwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Sekhwa.

Sekhwa is in Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.