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About Senha Village

Senha is a small village in Chandwa tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 450, made up of 225 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Senha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Senha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Chandwa
Pincode 829203
Area (hectares) 217 hectares
Population 450
Male Population 225
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Senha compares

By the 2011 count Senha is the 59th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 217 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Senha

Senha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Senha 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 Senha from other places

Senha lies about 34 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Barkichampi, about 6.6 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 Senha
Nearest railway station Barkichampi 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandwa 11 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 20 km
District headquarters Latehar 34 km

Villages closest to Senha

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

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Common questions about Senha

As per the Census of India 2011, Senha village had a population of 450. That makes it the 59th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Senha village has 225 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Senha has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Senha is 829203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Senha covers 217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Senha falls under Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Senha is Barkichampi, about 6.6 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 Senha.

Senha is about 34 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Senha is in Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district. Barkichampi is about 6.6 km away. Chandwa is about 11 km away. Lohārdagā is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ladhup (under 2 km), Pirdag (under 2 km) and Bairgara (2.7 km).

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

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