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About Semra Village

Semra is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 28 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Semra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272131
Area (hectares) 22.61 hectares
Population 55
Male Population 28
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
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 Semra compares

By the 2011 count Semra is the 1233rd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 22.61 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Semra

Semra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Semra 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 Semra from other places

Semra 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 Semra
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 Semra

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 Semra

As per the Census of India 2011, Semra village had a population of 55. That makes it the 1233rd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Semra village has 28 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semra has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Semra is 272131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Semra covers 22.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

Semra 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.

Semra 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 Semara (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 Semra today is likely to be higher.

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