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About Sewna Village

Sewna is a mid sized village in Chenani tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,234, made up of 624 males and 610 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 531.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sewna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sewna village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Chenani
Pincode 182141
Area (hectares) 531.8 hectares
Population 1,234
Male Population 624
Female Population 610
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sewna compares

By the 2011 count Sewna is the 24th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 531.8 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Sewna

Sewna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sewna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sewna from other places

Sewna lies about 30 km from Chenani, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 46 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 Sewna
Nearest town Doda 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Chenani 30 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 46 km

Villages closest to Sewna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sewna village had a population of 1,234. That makes it the 24th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Sewna village has 624 males and 610 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sewna has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Sewna is 182141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sewna covers 531.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sewna falls under Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sewna is Udhampur, about 46 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 village for Sewna.

Sewna is about 30 km from Chenani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sewna is in Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district. Doda is about 3.9 km away. Chenani is about 30 km away. Udhampur is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Forest Block (3.6 km), Challyar (9.7 km) and Kutwalt (9.7 km).

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

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