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About Semelia Village

Semelia is a small village in Loisinga tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 125 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Semelia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semelia village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Loisinga
Pincode 767020
Area (hectares) 202 hectares
Population 245
Male Population 125
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Semelia compares

By the 2011 count Semelia is the 97th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 981 residents. Its 202 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Semelia

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

How far is Semelia from other places

Semelia lies about 30 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Loisingha, about 23 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 Semelia
Tehsil headquarters Loisinga 22 km
Nearest railway station Loisingha 23 km
Nearest town Patnāgarh 29 km
District headquarters Balangir 30 km

Villages closest to Semelia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Semelia village had a population of 245. That makes it the 97th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 981 residents.

Semelia village has 125 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semelia has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Semelia is 767020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Semelia covers 202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Semelia falls under Loisinga tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Semelia is Loisingha, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Semelia.

Semelia is about 30 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semelia is in Loisinga tehsil of Balangir district. Loisinga is about 22 km away. Loisingha is about 23 km away. Patnāgarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangabahal (5.7 km), Sardhapali (6.8 km) and Laxmanapali (8.0 km).

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

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