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About Sewa Village

Sewa is a small village in Mori tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 202 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sewa village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Mori
Pincode 249128
Area (hectares) 174.89 hectares
Population 397
Male Population 202
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sewa compares

By the 2011 count Sewa is the 42nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 408 residents. Its 174.89 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Sewa

Sewa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sewa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sewa from other places

Sewa lies about 61 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 87 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
Tehsil headquarters Mori 17 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 61 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 80 km
Nearest railway station Shimla 87 km

Villages closest to Sewa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mori 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 397. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 408 residents.

Sewa village has 202 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sewa has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Sewa is 249128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sewa covers 174.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sewa falls under Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sewa is Shimla, about 87 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sewa.

Sewa is about 61 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sewa is in Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mori is about 17 km away. Uttarkashi is about 61 km away. Mussoorie is about 80 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanna (2.9 km), Doni (3.6 km) and Gawalgaun (3.7 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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