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About Semra Village

Semra is a small village in Karahal tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 247 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462 hectares hectares.

Semra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Karahal
Area (hectares) 462 hectares
Population 462
Male Population 247
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Semra compares

By the 2011 count Semra is the 73rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents. Its 462 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 914.

Getting to Semra

Semra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Semra as Available within 5 - 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 Semra from other places

Semra lies about 48 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, about 48 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 Karahal 8.0 km
District headquarters Sheopur 48 km
Nearest railway station Sheopur Kalan 48 km

Villages closest to Semra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karahal 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 462. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents.

Semra village has 247 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semra has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Semra covers 462 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Semra falls under Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Semra is Sheopur Kalan, about 48 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 5 - 10 km distance for Semra.

Semra is about 48 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semra is in Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district. Karahal is about 8.0 km away. Sheopur is about 48 km away. Sheopur Kalan is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimaniya (under 2 km), Bankuri (1.5 km) and Kanar Kheda (2.4 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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