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About Sekhwan Village

Sekhwan is a large village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,416, made up of 1,280 males and 1,136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 768 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142050, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sekhwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sekhwan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142050
Area (hectares) 768 hectares
Population 2,416
Male Population 1,280
Female Population 1,136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sekhwan compares

By the 2011 count Sekhwan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 768 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Sekhwan

The census records public bus service for Sekhwan as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sekhwan from other places

Sekhwan lies about 31 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Talwandi, about 4.0 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 Sekhwan
Nearest railway station Talwandi 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 9.6 km
District headquarters Firozpur 31 km

Villages closest to Sekhwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sekhwan village had a population of 2,416. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Sekhwan village has 1,280 males and 1,136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sekhwan has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Sekhwan is 142050. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sekhwan covers 768 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sekhwan falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sekhwan is Talwandi, about 4.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sekhwan.

Sekhwan is about 31 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sekhwan is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Talwandi is about 4.0 km away. Zira is about 9.6 km away. Firozpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadhuwala (2.4 km), Sodhiwala (2.5 km) and Rotal Rohi (2.6 km).

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

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