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About Semra Village

Semra is a large village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,436, made up of 1,184 males and 1,252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491444, 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 Nagri
Pincode 491444
Area (hectares) 282.92 hectares
Population 2,436
Male Population 1,184
Female Population 1,252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
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 687 residents. Its 282.92 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1030.

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 60 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sankra, about 60 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
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 3.3 km
Nearest town Kānker 48 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 60 km
Nearest railway station Sankra 60 km

Villages closest to Semra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagri 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 2,436. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Semra village has 1,184 males and 1,252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semra has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Semra is 491444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Semra covers 282.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Semra falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Semra is Sankra, about 60 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 60 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 Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 3.3 km away. Kānker is about 48 km away. Dhamtari is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bodsemra (under 2 km), Biranpur (under 2 km) and Deopur (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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