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About Semra Village

Semra is a mid sized village in Bilaspur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,637, made up of 850 males and 787 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497339, 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 Bilaspur
Pincode 497339
Area (hectares) 358.79 hectares
Population 1,637
Male Population 850
Female Population 787
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Semra compares

By the 2011 count Semra is the 47th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,256 residents. Its 358.79 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Semra

Semra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Semra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 16 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Ghutku, about 11 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 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Ghutku 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilaspur 16 km

Villages closest to Semra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilaspur 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 1,637. That makes it the 47th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,256 residents.

Semra village has 850 males and 787 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semra has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Semra is 497339. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Semra covers 358.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Semra falls under Bilaspur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Semra is Ghutku, about 11 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Semra.

Semra is about 16 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 Bilaspur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Ratanpur is about 7.4 km away. Ghutku is about 11 km away. Bilaspur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semri (under 2 km), Bharari (2.2 km) and Lakhram (3.0 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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