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About Semhara Village

Semhara is a mid sized village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 853, made up of 448 males and 405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Semhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semhara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491445
Area (hectares) 390.47 hectares
Population 853
Male Population 448
Female Population 405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Semhara compares

By the 2011 count Semhara is the 83rd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 390.47 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

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 <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 Semhara from other places

Semhara lies about 14 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bakal, about 12 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
Nearest railway station Bakal 12 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 14 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 24 km

Villages closest to Semhara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dongargarh 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 853. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Semhara village has 448 males and 405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semhara has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Semhara is 491445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Semhara covers 390.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Semhara falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Semhara is Bakal, about 12 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 Semhara.

Semhara is about 14 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semhara is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Bakal is about 12 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 14 km away. Rāj-Nāndgaon is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gatapar Khurd (1.7 km), Khaira (4.1 km) and Manki (4.7 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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