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About Sehara Village

Sehara is a small village in Kalna I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 121 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sehara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sehara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Kalna I
Pincode 713409
Area (hectares) 46.38 hectares
Population 254
Male Population 121
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,099
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 Sehara compares

By the 2011 count Sehara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 46.38 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Sehara

Sehara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sehara 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 Sehara from other places

Sehara lies about 18 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Seharabazar, 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 Sehara
Nearest railway station Seharabazar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalna I 18 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 18 km
Nearest town Barddhamān 18 km

Villages closest to Sehara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kalna I 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 Sehara

As per the Census of India 2011, Sehara village had a population of 254. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Sehara village has 121 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sehara has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Sehara is 713409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sehara covers 46.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sehara falls under Kalna I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sehara is Seharabazar, about under 2 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 Sehara.

Sehara is about 18 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sehara is in Kalna I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Seharabazar is about under 2 km away. Kalna I is about 18 km away. Barddhaman 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 Radhanagar (16 km), Indrapur (18 km) and Dhatrigram (27 km).

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

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