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About Sehra Village

Sehra is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,447, made up of 785 males and 662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 503 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sehra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 147202
Area (hectares) 503 hectares
Population 1,447
Male Population 785
Female Population 662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sehra compares

By the 2011 count Sehra is the 66th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 503 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 880.

Getting to Sehra

Sehra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sehra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 18 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kauli, about 6.9 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 Kauli 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 10 km
District headquarters Patiala 18 km

Villages closest to Sehra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajpura 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 1,447. That makes it the 66th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Sehra village has 785 males and 662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sehra has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Sehra is 147202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sehra covers 503 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sehra falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sehra is Kauli, about 6.9 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 village for Sehra.

Sehra is about 18 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sehra is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Kauli is about 6.9 km away. Rajpura is about 10 km away. Patiala is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akkri (2.2 km), Takhtu Majra (2.7 km) and Pabra (3.0 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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