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About Sethpur Village

Sethpur is a large village in Laksar tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,867, made up of 1,521 males and 1,346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sethpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sethpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Laksar
Pincode 247663
Area (hectares) 169.02 hectares
Population 2,867
Male Population 1,521
Female Population 1,346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
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 Sethpur compares

By the 2011 count Sethpur is the 19th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 169.02 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Sethpur

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

Sethpur lies about 23 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Laksar Junction, about 2.6 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 Sethpur
Nearest railway station Laksar Junction 2.6 km
Nearest town Manglaur 15 km
District headquarters Hardwar 23 km

Villages closest to Sethpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sethpur village had a population of 2,867. That makes it the 19th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Sethpur village has 1,521 males and 1,346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sethpur has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Sethpur is 247663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sethpur covers 169.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sethpur falls under Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sethpur is Laksar Junction, about 2.6 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 Sethpur.

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

Sethpur is in Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district. Laksar Junction is about 2.6 km away. Manglaur is about 15 km away. Hardwar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hirna Kheri (under 2 km), Tigri (under 2 km) and Raipur (under 2 km).

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

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