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About Sekhuiya Village

Sekhuiya is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 332, made up of 176 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.19 hectares hectares.

Sekhuiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sekhuiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 55.19 hectares
Population 332
Male Population 176
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sekhuiya compares

By the 2011 count Sekhuiya is the 864th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 55.19 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Sekhuiya

Sekhuiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sekhuiya as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sekhuiya from other places

Sekhuiya lies about 59 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about under 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 Sekhuiya
Nearest railway station Uska Bazar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 9.4 km
Nearest town Bānsi 18 km
District headquarters Basti 59 km

Villages closest to Sekhuiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sekhuiya village had a population of 332. That makes it the 864th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Sekhuiya village has 176 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sekhuiya has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Sekhuiya covers 55.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sekhuiya falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sekhuiya is Uska Bazar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sekhuiya.

Sekhuiya is about 59 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sekhuiya is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Uska Bazar is about under 2 km away. Harraiya is about 9.4 km away. Bānsi 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 Sekhui (under 2 km), Madhi (under 2 km) and Usaka (1.8 km).

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

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