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About Sekhpura Village

Sekhpura is a small village in Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 316, made up of 173 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 827 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815352, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sekhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sekhpura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Karma Tanr Vidyasagar
Pincode 815352
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 316
Male Population 173
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 827
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 100th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

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 7.6 km from Jamtara. 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 Karma Tanr Vidyasagar 7.6 km
District headquarters Jamtara 7.6 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 7.6 km

Villages closest to Sekhpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sekhpura village had a population of 316. That makes it the 100th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Sekhpura village has 173 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sekhpura has about 827 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Sekhpura is 815352. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sekhpura covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sekhpura falls under Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Sekhpura notes the nearest railway station 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 7.6 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sekhpura is in Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil of Jamtara district. Karma Tanr Vidyasagar is about 7.6 km away. Jamtara is about 7.6 km away. Jāmtāra is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manikpur (under 2 km), Manikpura (under 2 km) and Nadia Chak (under 2 km).

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

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