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About Semkhor Village

Semkhor is a small village in Maibong tehsil, in the district of Dima Hasao, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 219 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares.

Semkhor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semkhor village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dima Hasao
Tehsil Maibong
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 431
Male Population 219
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Semkhor compares

By the 2011 count Semkhor is the 28th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 240 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Semkhor

Semkhor is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Semkhor as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Semkhor from other places

Semkhor lies about 19 km from Dima Hasao, and the nearest railway station is Wadrengdisa, about 12 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 Semkhor
Nearest railway station Wadrengdisa 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Maibong 16 km
District headquarters Dima Hasao 19 km
Nearest town Hāflong 31 km

Villages closest to Semkhor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Semkhor village had a population of 431. That makes it the 28th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 240 residents.

Semkhor village has 219 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semkhor has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Semkhor covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Semkhor falls under Maibong tehsil of Dima Hasao district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Semkhor is Wadrengdisa, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Semkhor.

Semkhor is about 19 km from Dima Hasao in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semkhor is in Maibong tehsil of Dima Hasao district. Wadrengdisa is about 12 km away. Maibong is about 16 km away. Dima Hasao is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadain Semkhor (under 2 km), Semkhor Hading (under 2 km) and Guilong (5.5 km).

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

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