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About Sekhpur Village

Sekhpur is a mid sized village in Ratua II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,249, made up of 663 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sekhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sekhpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Ratua II
Pincode 732209
Area (hectares) 175.15 hectares
Population 1,249
Male Population 663
Female Population 586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sekhpur compares

By the 2011 count Sekhpur is the 38th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,210 residents. Its 175.15 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Sekhpur

Sekhpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sekhpur 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rajapur, Rangamatia, Raninagar and Sambalpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sekhpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sekhpur village had a population of 1,249. That makes it the 38th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,210 residents.

Sekhpur village has 663 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sekhpur has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Sekhpur is 732209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sekhpur covers 175.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sekhpur falls under Ratua II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sekhpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Sekhpur.

Sekhpur is in Ratua II tehsil of Maldah district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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