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About Semra Village

Semra is a mid sized village in Bhandra tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 692, made up of 332 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Semra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Bhandra
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 210 hectares
Population 692
Male Population 332
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Semra compares

By the 2011 count Semra is the 36th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,273 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Semra

Semra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Semra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Semra from other places

Semra lies about 19 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Akashi, about 9.2 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
Tehsil headquarters Bhandra 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Akashi 9.2 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 19 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 19 km

Villages closest to Semra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhandra 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 692. That makes it the 36th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,273 residents.

Semra village has 332 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semra has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Semra is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Semra covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Semra falls under Bhandra tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Semra is Akashi, about 9.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Semra.

Semra is about 19 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semra is in Bhandra tehsil of Lohardaga district. Bhandra is about 4.9 km away. Akashi is about 9.2 km away. Lohardaga is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanamunji (under 2 km), Palmi (under 2 km) and Amdari (1.9 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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