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About Semra Village

Semra is a large village in Kurud tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,461, made up of 1,738 males and 1,723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 747.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493770, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Semra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Kurud
Pincode 493770
Area (hectares) 747.89 hectares
Population 3,461
Male Population 1,738
Female Population 1,723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Semra compares

By the 2011 count Semra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents. Its 747.89 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

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 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 Semra from other places

Semra lies about 17 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sarsonpuri, about 5.0 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 railway station Sarsonpuri 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kurud 7.2 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 17 km

Villages closest to Semra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kurud 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 3,461. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents.

Semra village has 1,738 males and 1,723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semra has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Semra is 493770. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Semra covers 747.89 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 Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Semra is Sarsonpuri, about 5.0 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 village for Semra.

Semra is about 17 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semra is in Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district. Sarsonpuri is about 5.0 km away. Kurud is about 7.2 km away. Dhamtari is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chorbhatthi (1.8 km), Bhaloojhulan (1.9 km) and Bhusrenga (2.3 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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