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About Sewai Kalan Village

Sewai Kalan is a small village in Mayur Hand tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 246, made up of 118 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sewai Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sewai Kalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Mayur Hand
Pincode 825418
Area (hectares) 50 hectares
Population 246
Male Population 118
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sewai Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Sewai Kalan is the 77th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 569 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Sewai Kalan

Sewai Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sewai Kalan as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sewai Kalan from other places

Sewai Kalan lies about 33 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 26 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 Kalan
Nearest town Bagaha 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Paharpur 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayur Hand 33 km
District headquarters Chatra 33 km

Villages closest to Sewai Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayur Hand 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 Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sewai Kalan village had a population of 246. That makes it the 77th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 569 residents.

Sewai Kalan village has 118 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sewai Kalan has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Sewai Kalan is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sewai Kalan covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sewai Kalan falls under Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sewai Kalan is Paharpur, about 26 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sewai Kalan.

Sewai Kalan is about 33 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sewai Kalan is in Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district. Bagaha is about 7.7 km away. Paharpur is about 26 km away. Mayur Hand is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sewai Khurd (under 2 km), Dhangawan (2.4 km) and Chorha (5.6 km).

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

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