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About Semla Village

Semla is a mid sized village in Koil tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,499, made up of 805 males and 694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.81 hectares hectares.

Semla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semla village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Koil
Area (hectares) 126.81 hectares
Population 1,499
Male Population 805
Female Population 694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 181st largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents. Its 126.81 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

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 <5 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 11 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Kulwa, about 3.8 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 Kulwa 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Koil 11 km
District headquarters Aligarh 11 km
Nearest town Alīgarh 11 km

Villages closest to Semla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Koil 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 1,499. That makes it the 181st largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents.

Semla village has 805 males and 694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semla has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

Semla covers 126.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Semla falls under Koil tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Semla is Kulwa, about 3.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Semla.

Semla is about 11 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semla is in Koil tehsil of Aligarh district. Kulwa is about 3.8 km away. Koil is about 11 km away. Aligarh is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hayatpur Bajhera (under 2 km), Bhankri Khas (1.7 km) and Sikharan (2.1 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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