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About Sewa Village

Sewa is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 755, made up of 371 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.75 hectares hectares.

Sewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sewa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 96.75 hectares
Population 755
Male Population 371
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
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 Sewa compares

By the 2011 count Sewa is the 411th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 96.75 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Sewa

The census records public bus service for Sewa 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 Sewa from other places

Sewa lies about 45 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Bhiti, about 2.2 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 Sewa
Nearest railway station Bhiti 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 10 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 20 km
District headquarters Allahabad 45 km

Villages closest to Sewa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sewa village had a population of 755. That makes it the 411th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Sewa village has 371 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sewa has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Sewa covers 96.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sewa falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sewa is Bhiti, about 2.2 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 Sewa.

Sewa is about 45 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sewa is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Bhiti is about 2.2 km away. Handia is about 10 km away. Gyānpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahila (under 2 km), Paklur (under 2 km) and Pure Lutae (under 2 km).

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

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