About Sehakhala Village

Sehakhala is one of the larger villages in Chanditala I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,434, made up of 3,253 males and 3,181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712706, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sehakhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sehakhala village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Chanditala I
Pincode	712706
Area (hectares)	311.03 hectares
Population	6,434
Male Population	3,253
Female Population	3,181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sehakhala compares

By the 2011 count Sehakhala is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents. Its 311.03 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Sehakhala

Sehakhala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sehakhala 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sehakhala from other places

Sehakhala lies about 27 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Mirzapur Bankipur, about 5.2 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 Sehakhala
Nearest railway station	Mirzapur Bankipur	5.2 km
Nearest town	Baidyabāti	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chanditala I	27 km
District headquarters	Hugli	27 km

Villages closest to Sehakhala

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

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Common questions about Sehakhala

As per the Census of India 2011, Sehakhala village had a population of 6,434. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents.

Sehakhala village has 3,253 males and 3,181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sehakhala has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Sehakhala is 712706. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sehakhala covers 311.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sehakhala falls under Chanditala I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sehakhala is Mirzapur Bankipur, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sehakhala.

Sehakhala is about 27 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sehakhala is in Chanditala I tehsil of Hugli district. Mirzapur Bankipur is about 5.2 km away. Baidyabāti is about 15 km away. Chanditala I is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.