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About Sehnewali Village

Sehnewali is a mid sized village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,508, made up of 787 males and 721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sehnewali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sehnewali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143601
Area (hectares) 382 hectares
Population 1,508
Male Population 787
Female Population 721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sehnewali compares

By the 2011 count Sehnewali is the 64th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 382 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Sehnewali

Sehnewali is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sehnewali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sehnewali from other places

Sehnewali lies about 23 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Jaintipura, about 4.2 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 Sehnewali
Nearest railway station Jaintipura 4.2 km
Nearest town Batāla 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 23 km
District headquarters Amritsar 23 km

Villages closest to Sehnewali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar I 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 Sehnewali

As per the Census of India 2011, Sehnewali village had a population of 1,508. That makes it the 64th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Sehnewali village has 787 males and 721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sehnewali has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Sehnewali is 143601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sehnewali covers 382 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sehnewali falls under Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sehnewali is Jaintipura, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sehnewali.

Sehnewali is about 23 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sehnewali is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Jaintipura is about 4.2 km away. Batāla is about 14 km away. Amritsar I is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhande (under 2 km), Mago Soe (under 2 km) and Rangilpura (under 2 km).

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

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