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About Semarhat Village

Semarhat is a small village in Amas tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 436, made up of 229 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27 hectares hectares.

Semarhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semarhat village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Amas
Area (hectares) 27 hectares
Population 436
Male Population 229
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Semarhat compares

By the 2011 count Semarhat is the 63rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 27 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Semarhat

Semarhat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Semarhat 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Semarhat from other places

Semarhat lies about 41 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 23 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 Semarhat
Tehsil headquarters Amas under 2 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 15 km
Nearest railway station Rafiganj 23 km
District headquarters Gaya 41 km

Villages closest to Semarhat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Semarhat village had a population of 436. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Semarhat village has 229 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semarhat has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Semarhat covers 27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Semarhat falls under Amas tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Semarhat is Rafiganj, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Semarhat.

Semarhat is about 41 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semarhat is in Amas tehsil of Gaya district. Amas is about under 2 km away. Sherghāti is about 15 km away. Rafiganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhari (under 2 km), Bair Bigha (under 2 km) and Bahera Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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