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About Semala Village

Semala is a mid sized village in Jirapur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 590, made up of 305 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407.02 hectares hectares.

Semala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semala village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Jirapur
Area (hectares) 407.02 hectares
Population 590
Male Population 305
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
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 Semala compares

By the 2011 count Semala is the 90th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 407.02 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Semala

Semala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Semala 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 Semala from other places

Semala lies about 42 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Paranamau, about 38 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 Semala
Tehsil headquarters Jirapur 14 km
Nearest railway station Paranamau 38 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 42 km

Villages closest to Semala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Semala village had a population of 590. That makes it the 90th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Semala village has 305 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semala has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Semala covers 407.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Semala falls under Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Semala is Paranamau, about 38 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 Semala.

Semala is about 42 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semala is in Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Jirapur is about 14 km away. Paranamau is about 38 km away. Rajgarh 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 Khumanpura (1.6 km), Balaheda (1.9 km) and Sirpoi (2.7 km).

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

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