Sehgeਸੇਹਗੇ

Where is Sehge?

Sehge is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030752, and it covers 88 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 387 people in Sehge: 200 men and 187 women, living in 87 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 88 hectares, the population density works out to about 440 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 935 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 29, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 148 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.87 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.65 per cent and women at 84.97 per cent. The census recorded 92 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 92 main workers, the largest group, 40, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 32 other workers in trade, transport and services and 20 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sehge's land. Of the village's 88 hectares, 78 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (78 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 20 cultivators and 40 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Sehge is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dasua, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ganga Chak, Naraingarh, Sadarpur and Begpur.

What is the population of Sehge?

The population of Sehge was 387 at the 2011 census, living in 87 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Sehge have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sehge has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.