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About Sekhla Village

Sekhla is a small village in Jhalrapatan tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 104 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sekhla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sekhla village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Jhalrapatan
Pincode 326021
Area (hectares) 249.57 hectares
Population 201
Male Population 104
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sekhla compares

By the 2011 count Sekhla is the 277th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 249.57 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Sekhla

Sekhla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sekhla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sekhla from other places

Sekhla lies about 13 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 6.7 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 Sekhla
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhalrapatan 9.3 km
Nearest town Jhālrapātan 9.3 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 13 km

Villages closest to Sekhla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sekhla village had a population of 201. That makes it the 277th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Sekhla village has 104 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sekhla has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Sekhla is 326021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sekhla covers 249.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sekhla falls under Jhalrapatan tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sekhla is Jhalarapatan, about 6.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sekhla.

Sekhla is about 13 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sekhla is in Jhalrapatan tehsil of Jhalawar district. Jhalarapatan is about 6.7 km away. Jhalrapatan is about 9.3 km away. Jhālrapātan is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brijpura (under 2 km), Daulat Pura (under 2 km) and Fatehpura (under 2 km).

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

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