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About Semhatu Village

Semhatu is a mid sized village in Bano tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,489, made up of 732 males and 757 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1175 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Semhatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semhatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Bano
Pincode 835201
Area (hectares) 1175 hectares
Population 1,489
Male Population 732
Female Population 757
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Semhatu compares

By the 2011 count Semhatu is the 12th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 1175 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, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Semhatu

Semhatu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Semhatu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Semhatu from other places

Semhatu lies about 46 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Mahabuang, about 4.3 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 Semhatu
Nearest railway station Mahabuang 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bano 11 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 42 km
District headquarters Simdega 46 km

Villages closest to Semhatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Semhatu village had a population of 1,489. That makes it the 12th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Semhatu village has 732 males and 757 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semhatu has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Semhatu is 835201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Semhatu covers 1175 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.

Semhatu falls under Bano tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Semhatu is Mahabuang, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Semhatu.

Semhatu is about 46 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semhatu is in Bano tehsil of Simdega district. Mahabuang is about 4.3 km away. Bano is about 11 km away. Birmitrapur is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barbera (2.8 km), Beroseta (2.8 km) and Rabai (3.3 km).

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

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