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About Sehswan Village

Sehswan is a large village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,095, made up of 1,101 males and 994 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sehswan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sehswan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184144
Area (hectares) 343 hectares
Population 2,095
Male Population 1,101
Female Population 994
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sehswan compares

By the 2011 count Sehswan is the 12th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 343 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Sehswan

The census records public bus service for Sehswan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sehswan from other places

Sehswan lies about 21 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chhan Arorian, about 2.0 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 Sehswan
Nearest railway station Chhan Arorian 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 7.4 km
District headquarters Kathua 21 km

Villages closest to Sehswan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sehswan village had a population of 2,095. That makes it the 12th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Sehswan village has 1,101 males and 994 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sehswan has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Sehswan is 184144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sehswan covers 343 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sehswan falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sehswan is Chhan Arorian, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sehswan.

Sehswan is about 21 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sehswan is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chhan Arorian is about 2.0 km away. Hiranagar is about 7.4 km away. Kathua is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunthal (under 2 km), Bani Chak (under 2 km) and Mukundpur Labanian (under 2 km).

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

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