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About Semra Village

Semra is a mid sized village in Palkot tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,220, made up of 603 males and 617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 931 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Semra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Palkot
Pincode 835232
Area (hectares) 931 hectares
Population 1,220
Male Population 603
Female Population 617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Semra compares

By the 2011 count Semra is the 20th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 931 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Semra

Semra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Semra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Semra from other places

Semra lies about 10 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 36 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
District headquarters Gumla 10 km
Nearest town Gumlā 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Palkot 11 km
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 36 km

Villages closest to Semra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palkot 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 1,220. That makes it the 20th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Semra village has 603 males and 617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semra has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Semra is 835232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Semra covers 931 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Semra falls under Palkot tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Semra is Bakaspur, about 36 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Semra.

Semra is about 10 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semra is in Palkot tehsil of Gumla district. Gumla is about 10 km away. Gumlā is about 10 km away. Palkot is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharwadih (under 2 km), Kolang (2.5 km) and Hansdoin (2.5 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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