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About Sehri Village

Sehri is a mid sized village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,494, made up of 722 males and 772 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.3 hectares hectares.

Sehri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sehri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Area (hectares) 79.3 hectares
Population 1,494
Male Population 722
Female Population 772
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sehri compares

By the 2011 count Sehri is the 82nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 79.3 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Sehri

Sehri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sehri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sehri from other places

Sehri lies about 23 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihapar Halt, about 12 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 Sehri
Nearest railway station Sihapar Halt 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 13 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 14 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 23 km

Villages closest to Sehri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sehri village had a population of 1,494. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Sehri village has 722 males and 772 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sehri has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Sehri covers 79.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sehri falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sehri is Sihapar Halt, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sehri.

Sehri is about 23 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sehri is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sihapar Halt is about 12 km away. Sahjanwa is about 13 km away. Mehndāwal is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sehuri (under 2 km), Narang Patti (under 2 km) and Nibi (under 2 km).

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

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