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About Semra Village

Semra is a large village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,219, made up of 2,146 males and 2,073 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 932.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Semra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 494001
Area (hectares) 932.44 hectares
Population 4,219
Male Population 2,146
Female Population 2,073
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
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 the 6th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 932.44 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 978.

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 112 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 44 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 Nawagarh 14 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 15 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 44 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 112 km

Villages closest to Semra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawagarh 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 4,219. That makes it the 6th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Semra village has 2,146 males and 2,073 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semra has about 966 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 978.

The pincode recorded for Semra is 494001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Semra covers 932.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Semra falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Semra is Hathbandh, about 44 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 112 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semra is in Nawagarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Nawagarh is about 14 km away. Bemetāra is about 15 km away. Hathbandh is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sendari (3.5 km), Borda (5.9 km) and Barbaspur (9.4 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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