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About Semardah Village

Semardah is a large village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,410, made up of 1,238 males and 1,172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares.

Semardah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semardah village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Basantpur
Area (hectares) 164 hectares
Population 2,410
Male Population 1,238
Female Population 1,172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Semardah compares

By the 2011 count Semardah is the 17th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Semardah

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

Semardah lies about 26 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Barkagaon Halt, about 4.5 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 Semardah
Nearest railway station Barkagaon Halt 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Basantpur 5.0 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 14 km
District headquarters Siwan 26 km

Villages closest to Semardah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Semardah village had a population of 2,410. That makes it the 17th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Semardah village has 1,238 males and 1,172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semardah has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Semardah covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Semardah falls under Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Semardah is Barkagaon Halt, about 4.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Semardah.

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

Semardah is in Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district. Barkagaon Halt is about 4.5 km away. Basantpur is about 5.0 km away. Mahārājgani is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahar Kola (under 2 km), Usri (under 2 km) and Kanhauli (under 2 km).

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

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