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About Semhara Village

Semhara is a mid sized village in Chhura tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 907, made up of 454 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493889, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Semhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semhara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Chhura
Pincode 493889
Area (hectares) 318.05 hectares
Population 907
Male Population 454
Female Population 453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Semhara compares

By the 2011 count Semhara is the 42nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 318.05 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Semhara

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

Semhara lies about 80 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Khariar Road, about 32 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 Semhara
Tehsil headquarters Chhura 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Khariar Road 32 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 39 km
District headquarters Raipur 80 km

Villages closest to Semhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Semhara village had a population of 907. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Semhara village has 454 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semhara has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Semhara is 493889. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Semhara covers 318.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Semhara falls under Chhura tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Semhara is Khariar Road, about 32 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 Semhara.

Semhara is about 80 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semhara is in Chhura tehsil of Raipur district. Chhura is about 4.3 km away. Khariar Road is about 32 km away. Mahāsamund is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nartora (1.7 km), Chhatarpur (1.8 km) and Sendabahara (1.9 km).

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

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