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About Sehra Village

Sehra is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,901, made up of 936 males and 965 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 961.33 hectares hectares.

Sehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sehra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Shahpur
Area (hectares) 961.33 hectares
Population 1,901
Male Population 936
Female Population 965
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
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 Sehra compares

By the 2011 count Sehra is the 10th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 852 residents. Its 961.33 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Sehra

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

Sehra lies about 24 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Maramjhiri, about 18 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 Sehra
Nearest railway station Maramjhiri 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 21 km
District headquarters Betul 24 km
Nearest town Betūl 24 km

Villages closest to Sehra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sehra village had a population of 1,901. That makes it the 10th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 852 residents.

Sehra village has 936 males and 965 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sehra has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Sehra covers 961.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sehra falls under Shahpur tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sehra is Maramjhiri, about 18 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 Sehra.

Sehra is about 24 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sehra is in Shahpur tehsil of Betul district. Maramjhiri is about 18 km away. Shahpur is about 21 km away. Betul is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bondri (2.0 km), Kesiya (2.4 km) and Dhappa (2.7 km).

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

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