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About Semla Village

Semla is a mid sized village in Chandpur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 889, made up of 461 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246725, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Semla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semla village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Chandpur
Pincode 246725
Area (hectares) 173.92 hectares
Population 889
Male Population 461
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Semla compares

By the 2011 count Semla is the 233rd largest of the 395 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 173.92 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Semla

Semla is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Semla as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 43 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Chandpur, about 15 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 town Nūrpur 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Chandpur 15 km
District headquarters Bijnor 43 km

Villages closest to Semla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandpur 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 889. That makes it the 233rd largest of the 395 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Semla village has 461 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semla has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Semla is 246725. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Semla covers 173.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Semla falls under Chandpur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Semla is Chandpur, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Semla.

Semla is about 43 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semla is in Chandpur tehsil of Bijnor district. Nūrpur is about 9.5 km away. Chandpur is about 15 km away. Bijnor is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nainu Nangal (under 2 km), Murahat (1.6 km) and Sharfuddin Nagar Urf Kaimri (2.0 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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