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About Semarchua Village

Semarchua is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,558, made up of 757 males and 801 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493890, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Semarchua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semarchua village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 493890
Area (hectares) 401.81 hectares
Population 1,558
Male Population 757
Female Population 801
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Semarchua compares

By the 2011 count Semarchua is the 26th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 401.81 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Semarchua

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

Semarchua lies about 36 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 26 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 Semarchua
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 17 km
Nearest railway station Kalmitar 26 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 36 km

Villages closest to Semarchua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Semarchua village had a population of 1,558. That makes it the 26th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Semarchua village has 757 males and 801 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semarchua has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Semarchua is 493890. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Semarchua covers 401.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Semarchua falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Semarchua is Kalmitar, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance for Semarchua.

Semarchua is about 36 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semarchua is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 17 km away. Kalmitar is about 26 km away. Bilaspur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thakrikapa (under 2 km), Ghundukapa (1.7 km) and Pachotia (2.2 km).

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

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