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About Semara Village

Semara is a small village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 447, made up of 225 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.97 hectares hectares.

Semara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Area (hectares) 27.97 hectares
Population 447
Male Population 225
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
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 Semara compares

By the 2011 count Semara is the 319th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 27.97 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Semara

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

Semara lies about 123 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Kansrai, about 4.1 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 railway station Sarai Kansrai 4.1 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 26 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 123 km

Villages closest to Semara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jakhania 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 447. That makes it the 319th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Semara village has 225 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semara has about 987 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 1007.

Semara covers 27.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Semara falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Semara is Sarai Kansrai, about 4.1 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 Semara.

Semara is about 123 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semara is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Sarai Kansrai is about 4.1 km away. Gyānpur is about 20 km away. Jakhania is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gogwal (4.8 km), Chhatma (4.9 km) and Dayalpur (5.3 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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