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About Semla Village

Semla is a small village in Multai tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 159, made up of 96 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 656 females per 1000 males. The village covers 543.54 hectares hectares.

Semla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semla village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Multai
Area (hectares) 543.54 hectares
Population 159
Male Population 96
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 656
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Semla compares

By the 2011 count Semla is the 220th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents. Its 543.54 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Semla

Semla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Semla as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Semla from other places

Semla lies about 24 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Jaulkhera, about 16 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 Semla
Nearest railway station Jaulkhera 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Multai 18 km
District headquarters Betul 24 km

Villages closest to Semla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Semla village had a population of 159. That makes it the 220th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents.

Semla village has 96 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semla has about 656 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Semla covers 543.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Semla falls under Multai tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Semla is Jaulkhera, about 16 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 km distance for Semla.

Semla is about 24 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semla is in Multai tehsil of Betul district. Jaulkhera is about 16 km away. Multai is about 18 km away. Betul is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamthi (under 2 km), Jamthi Sawasan (under 2 km) and Sainkheda (2.3 km).

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

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