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About Sehchandar Village

Sehchandar is a mid sized village in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,558, made up of 801 males and 757 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sehchandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sehchandar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar II
Pincode 143105
Area (hectares) 193 hectares
Population 1,558
Male Population 801
Female Population 757
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sehchandar compares

By the 2011 count Sehchandar is the 52nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Sehchandar

Sehchandar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sehchandar 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sehchandar from other places

Sehchandar lies about 11 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Amritsar Junction, about 9.5 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 Sehchandar
Nearest town Nangli 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Amritsar Junction 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar II 11 km
District headquarters Amritsar 11 km

Villages closest to Sehchandar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sehchandar village had a population of 1,558. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Sehchandar village has 801 males and 757 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sehchandar has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Sehchandar is 143105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sehchandar covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sehchandar falls under Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sehchandar is Amritsar Junction, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sehchandar is about 11 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sehchandar is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. Nangli is about 6.6 km away. Amritsar Junction is about 9.5 km away. Amritsar II is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bal (under 2 km), Birbalpura (under 2 km) and Abadi Naushera (1.5 km).

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

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