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About Semarahia Village

Semarahia is a large village in Marhaura tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,134, made up of 1,656 males and 1,478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares.

Semarahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semarahia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Marhaura
Area (hectares) 189 hectares
Population 3,134
Male Population 1,656
Female Population 1,478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Semarahia compares

By the 2011 count Semarahia is the 24th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 17 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 980.

Getting to Semarahia

Semarahia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Semarahia 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Semarahia from other places

Semarahia lies about 24 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Marhaura, about 1.8 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 Semarahia
Nearest railway station Marhaura 1.8 km
District headquarters Saran 24 km

Villages closest to Semarahia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Semarahia village had a population of 3,134. That makes it the 24th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents.

Semarahia village has 1,656 males and 1,478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semarahia has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Semarahia covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Semarahia falls under Marhaura tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Semarahia is Marhaura, about 1.8 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 - 10 km distance for Semarahia.

Semarahia is about 24 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semarahia is in Marhaura tehsil of Saran district. Marhaura is about 1.8 km away. Saran is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asoia (under 2 km), Awari (1.9 km) and Nathua (2.6 km).

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

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