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About Semaria Village

Semaria is a small village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 67 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 791 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Semaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semaria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Chainpur
Pincode 822110
Area (hectares) 21 hectares
Population 120
Male Population 67
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 791
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Semaria compares

By the 2011 count Semaria is the 147th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 21 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Semaria

Semaria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Semaria as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Semaria from other places

Semaria lies about 44 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Jitpur, about 6.9 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 Semaria
Nearest railway station Jitpur 6.9 km
Nearest town Giridih 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Chainpur 21 km
District headquarters Palamu 44 km

Villages closest to Semaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Semaria village had a population of 120. That makes it the 147th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Semaria village has 67 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semaria has about 791 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Semaria is 822110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Semaria covers 21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Semaria falls under Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Semaria is Jitpur, about 6.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Semaria.

Semaria is about 44 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semaria is in Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district. Jitpur is about 6.9 km away. Giridih is about 15 km away. Chainpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semra (under 2 km), Bansdih (1.8 km) and Baigadih (2.0 km).

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

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