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About Semra Village

Semra is one of the larger villages in Thawe tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,247, made up of 2,798 males and 2,449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177 hectares hectares.

Semra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Thawe
Area (hectares) 177 hectares
Population 5,247
Male Population 2,798
Female Population 2,449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Semra compares

By the 2011 count Semra is the 4th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,370 residents. Its 177 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Semra

Semra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Semra as Available within <5 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 Semra from other places

Semra lies about 10 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sasa Musa, about 6.6 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 Semra
Nearest railway station Sasa Musa 6.6 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 10 km
Nearest town Gopālganj 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Thawe 14 km

Villages closest to Semra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Semra village had a population of 5,247. That makes it the 4th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,370 residents.

Semra village has 2,798 males and 2,449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semra has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Semra covers 177 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Semra falls under Thawe tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Semra is Sasa Musa, about 6.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Semra.

Semra is about 10 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semra is in Thawe tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sasa Musa is about 6.6 km away. Gopalganj is about 10 km away. Gopālganj is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisambharpur (4.8 km), Ekderwa (5.5 km) and Bidesi Tola (12 km).

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

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