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About Seku Village

Seku is a small village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 167 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Seku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Seku village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Bhatwari
Pincode 249193
Area (hectares) 146.28 hectares
Population 343
Male Population 167
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Seku compares

By the 2011 count Seku is the 64th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 146.28 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Seku

Seku is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Seku 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Seku from other places

Seku lies about 11 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 70 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 Seku
District headquarters Uttarkashi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatwari 16 km
Nearest town Tehri 49 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 70 km

Villages closest to Seku

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Seku village had a population of 343. That makes it the 64th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Seku village has 167 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Seku has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Seku is 249193. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Seku covers 146.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Seku falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Seku is Dehradun, about 70 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Seku.

Seku is about 11 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Seku is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 11 km away. Bhatwari is about 16 km away. Tehri is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajoli (1.7 km), Bhankoli (1.8 km) and Dandalka (3.2 km).

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

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