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About Semaria Village

Semaria is a small village in Barauli tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 141 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.93 hectares hectares.

Semaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Barauli
Area (hectares) 58.93 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 141
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Semaria compares

By the 2011 count Semaria is the 66th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 58.93 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Semaria

Semaria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Semaria as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Semaria from other places

Semaria lies about 39 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Basantpur Halt, about 4.3 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 Semaria
Nearest railway station Basantpur Halt 4.3 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Barauli 23 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 39 km

Villages closest to Semaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Semaria village had a population of 278. That makes it the 66th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Semaria village has 141 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semaria has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Semaria covers 58.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Semaria falls under Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Semaria is Basantpur Halt, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Semaria.

Semaria is about 39 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semaria is in Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district. Basantpur Halt is about 4.3 km away. Mahārājgani is about 22 km away. Barauli 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 Chandauli (11 km), Larauli (14 km) and Dangsi (15 km).

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

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