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About Semra Village

Semra is a mid sized village in Kota tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,071, made up of 553 males and 518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Semra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Kota
Pincode 495116
Area (hectares) 176.75 hectares
Population 1,071
Male Population 553
Female Population 518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Semra compares

By the 2011 count Semra is the 67th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 176.75 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Semra

Semra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Semra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 31 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Salkaroad, about 12 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 town Ratanpur 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Salkaroad 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kota 13 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 31 km

Villages closest to Semra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kota 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 1,071. That makes it the 67th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Semra village has 553 males and 518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semra has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Semra is 495116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Semra covers 176.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Semra falls under Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Semra is Salkaroad, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Semra is about 31 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semra is in Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district. Ratanpur is about 9.3 km away. Salkaroad is about 12 km away. Kota is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chapora (under 2 km), Khaira (under 2 km) and Birgahni (under 2 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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