# Sehri Village, Ben, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ben, Nalanda 

# Sehri

Sehri is a village in Ben sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,781 people in 510 households**, the 13th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 2,781people (2011)
- 510households
- 56.4%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Sehri PIN code and other codes

Sehri falls in Ben sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatArawan
- Community development blockBen
- Census village code244992

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sehri from nearby towns?

- Ben (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)18 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)18 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sehri?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sehri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Islampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sehri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 287 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sehri

Of every 100 households in Sehri in 2011, 6 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sehri · ■ Ben rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****7%**

**38%

Television ****6%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****63%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sehri?

■ Sehri · ■ Ben rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**946

Working population ****44.9%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 41.9% for women. 52% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 98 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 914 (73%) · **■** Household industry 95 (8%) · **■** Other work 86 (7%) · **■** Marginal 57 (5%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Ben

- Makhdumpur3,369 people
- Mari3,307 people
- Karjara2,911 people
- Murgawan2,902 people
- Saure2,766 people
- Jangharo2,431 people
- Kutlupur2,325 people
- Bara2,216 people

[All 32 villages in Ben](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ben/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sehri from Biharsharif?18 km by road
- What is the population of Sehri?2,781 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sehri in?Nalanda district (Ben sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sehri?56.4% (Census 2011)