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About Semara Village

Semara is a mid sized village in Abhanpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 890, made up of 458 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Semara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Abhanpur
Pincode 493118
Area (hectares) 455.84 hectares
Population 890
Male Population 458
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Semara compares

By the 2011 count Semara is the 93rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 455.84 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Semara

Semara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Semara 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 Semara from other places

Semara lies about 33 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Sirry, about 13 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 Semara
Nearest railway station Sirry 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Abhanpur 19 km
Nearest town Dhamtari 26 km
District headquarters Raipur 33 km

Villages closest to Semara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Semara village had a population of 890. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Semara village has 458 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semara has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Semara is 493118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Semara covers 455.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Semara falls under Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Semara is Sirry, about 13 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 Semara.

Semara is about 33 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semara is in Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district. Sirry is about 13 km away. Abhanpur is about 19 km away. Dhamtari is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurra (8.1 km), Nawagaon 2 (8.5 km) and Nawagaon 3 (8.5 km).

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

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