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About Sekhpukhuria Village

Sekhpukhuria is a small village in Mathurapur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 184 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sekhpukhuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sekhpukhuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mathurapur I
Pincode 743336
Area (hectares) 61.08 hectares
Population 343
Male Population 184
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sekhpukhuria compares

By the 2011 count Sekhpukhuria is the 82nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents. Its 61.08 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Sekhpukhuria

Sekhpukhuria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sekhpukhuria as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sekhpukhuria from other places

Sekhpukhuria lies about 7.8 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhabpur, about 2.4 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 Sekhpukhuria
Nearest railway station Madhabpur 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Mathurapur I 7.8 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 7.8 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 9.8 km

Villages closest to Sekhpukhuria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sekhpukhuria village had a population of 343. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents.

Sekhpukhuria village has 184 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sekhpukhuria has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Sekhpukhuria is 743336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sekhpukhuria covers 61.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sekhpukhuria falls under Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sekhpukhuria is Madhabpur, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sekhpukhuria.

Sekhpukhuria is about 7.8 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sekhpukhuria is in Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabpur is about 2.4 km away. Mathurapur I is about 7.8 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaipukuria (under 2 km), Daudpur (under 2 km) and Dakshin Ramnagar (under 2 km).

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

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