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About Semara Village

Semara is a mid sized village in Sonepur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,227, made up of 649 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Semara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Sonepur
Pincode 841101
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 1,227
Male Population 649
Female Population 578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Semara compares

By the 2011 count Semara is the 54th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 74 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Semara

Semara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Semara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Semara from other places

Semara lies about 66 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Parmanandpur Junction, about 4.1 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 Semara
Nearest railway station Parmanandpur Junction 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonepur 4.3 km
District headquarters Saran 66 km

Villages closest to Semara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Semara village had a population of 1,227. That makes it the 54th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Semara village has 649 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semara has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Semara is 841101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Semara covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Semara falls under Sonepur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Semara is Parmanandpur Junction, about 4.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Semara.

Semara is about 66 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semara is in Sonepur tehsil of Saran district. Parmanandpur Junction is about 4.1 km away. Sonepur is about 4.3 km away. Saran is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaleanpur (under 2 km), Baijalpur Jamuni (under 2 km) and Baijalpur Tamuni (under 2 km).

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

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