# Sehal Village, Majalta, Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Majalta, Udhampur 

# Sehal

Sehal is a village in Majalta sub-district of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184205**. The 2011 Census counted **2,587 people in 470 households**, the 3rd largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 2,587people (2011)
- 470households
- 67.6%literacy
- 184205PIN code

## Sehal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sehal is 184205.** Sehal falls in Majalta sub-district, Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184205
- Gram panchayatNa
- Community development blockMajalata
- Census village code005149

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

## How far is Sehal from nearby towns?

- Majalta (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Udhampur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Udhampur (nearest town)60 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 Sehal?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Sehal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Amara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Udhampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udhampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Sehal known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. About 34% of the 1,472 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sehal

Of every 100 households in Sehal in 2011, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sehal · ■ Majalta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****18%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**89%

Use banking services ****71%**

**76%

Television ****39%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**23%

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 Sehal?

■ Sehal · ■ Majalta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**852

Working population ****48.6%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 57.5% for women. 54% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 391 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 270 (21%) · **■** Marginal 576 (46%)

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 Majalta

- Thalora3,057 people
- Ghar Sawanabanj2,750 people
- Chohan2,379 people
- Puthwar2,269 people
- Bobay1,788 people
- Mujaltha1,775 people

[All 42 villages in Majalta](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/udhampur/majalta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sehal?184205
- How far is Sehal from Udhampur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Sehal?2,587 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sehal in?Udhampur district (Majalta sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Sehal?67.6% (Census 2011)
