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About Sekha Village

Sekha is a mid sized village in Payal tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,470, made up of 760 males and 710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sekha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sekha village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Payal
Pincode 141119
Area (hectares) 348 hectares
Population 1,470
Male Population 760
Female Population 710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sekha compares

By the 2011 count Sekha is the 43rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents. Its 348 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Sekha

Sekha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sekha 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. The nearest villages by name are Rara, Raul, Rauni and Rosiana. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sekha

As per the Census of India 2011, Sekha village had a population of 1,470. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents.

Sekha village has 760 males and 710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sekha has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Sekha is 141119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sekha covers 348 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sekha falls under Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The census record for Sekha notes the nearest railway station 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 Sekha.

Sekha is in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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