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About Semikot Village

Semikot is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 609, made up of 299 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Semikot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semikot village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 495445
Area (hectares) 147.92 hectares
Population 609
Male Population 299
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Semikot compares

By the 2011 count Semikot is the 78th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 147.92 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Semikot

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

Semikot lies about 47 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh Road, about 43 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 Semikot
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 8.1 km
Nearest town Saraipali 33 km
Nearest railway station Bargarh Road 43 km
District headquarters Raigarh 47 km

Villages closest to Semikot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Semikot village had a population of 609. That makes it the 78th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Semikot village has 299 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semikot has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Semikot is 495445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Semikot covers 147.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Semikot falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Semikot is Bargarh Road, about 43 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 km distance for Semikot.

Semikot is about 47 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semikot is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 8.1 km away. Saraipali is about 33 km away. Bargarh Road is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lamipali (under 2 km), Charbhantha (under 2 km) and Bahalidih (under 2 km).

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

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