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About Semanur Village

Semanur is a mid sized village in Paramakudi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,132, made up of 577 males and 555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 628.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Semanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Paramakudi
Pincode 623527
Area (hectares) 628.2 hectares
Population 1,132
Male Population 577
Female Population 555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Semanur compares

By the 2011 count Semanur is the 60th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents. Its 628.2 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 992.

Getting to Semanur

Semanur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Semanur as Available within <5 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 Semanur from other places

Semanur lies about 15 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Sattirakkudi, about 3.5 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 Semanur
Nearest railway station Sattirakkudi 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Paramakudi 15 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 15 km

Villages closest to Semanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Semanur village had a population of 1,132. That makes it the 60th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents.

Semanur village has 577 males and 555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semanur has about 962 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 992.

The pincode recorded for Semanur is 623527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Semanur covers 628.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Semanur falls under Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Semanur is Sattirakkudi, about 3.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Semanur.

Semanur is about 15 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semanur is in Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Sattirakkudi is about 3.5 km away. Paramakudi is about 15 km away. Ramanathapuram is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Urathur (2.4 km), Veppangulam (3.3 km) and Puthur (3.6 km).

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

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