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About Semara Village

Semara is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,004, made up of 485 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272181, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Semara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272181
Area (hectares) 95.2 hectares
Population 1,004
Male Population 485
Female Population 519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
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 Semara compares

By the 2011 count Semara is the 234th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 95.2 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Semara

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

Semara lies about 49 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 14 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 Semara
Nearest town Bānsi 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Uska Bazar 14 km
District headquarters Basti 49 km

Villages closest to Semara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Semara village had a population of 1,004. That makes it the 234th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Semara village has 485 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semara has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Semara is 272181. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Semara covers 95.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Semara falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Semara is Uska Bazar, about 14 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 Semara.

Semara is about 49 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semara is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 4.8 km away. Harraiya is about 9.8 km away. Uska Bazar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semra (under 2 km), Semra Ahatmali (under 2 km) and Semra Mustahkam (under 2 km).

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

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