About Semaru Village

Semaru is a large village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,141, made up of 1,627 males and 1,514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares.

Semaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semaru village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gurua
Area (hectares)	204 hectares
Population	3,141
Male Population	1,627
Female Population	1,514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
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 Semaru compares

By the 2011 count Semaru is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 15 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 951.

Getting to Semaru

Semaru is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Semaru 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 Semaru from other places

Semaru lies about 26 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 14 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 Semaru
Tehsil headquarters	Gurua	1.5 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	14 km
Nearest railway station	Guraru	14 km
District headquarters	Gaya	26 km

Villages closest to Semaru

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

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Common questions about Semaru

As per the Census of India 2011, Semaru village had a population of 3,141. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Semaru village has 1,627 males and 1,514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semaru has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Semaru covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Semaru falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Semaru is Guraru, about 14 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 Semaru.

Semaru is about 26 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semaru is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 1.5 km away. Sherghāti is about 14 km away. Guraru is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.