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About Semara Village

Semara is a mid sized village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 738, made up of 394 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.96 hectares hectares.

Semara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Area (hectares) 82.96 hectares
Population 738
Male Population 394
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Semara compares

By the 2011 count Semara is the 315th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 82.96 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Semara

Semara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Semara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 25 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Bisheshwarganj, about 6.0 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 Bisheshwarganj 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 21 km
District headquarters Gonda 25 km

Villages closest to Semara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Colonelganj 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 738. That makes it the 315th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Semara village has 394 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semara has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Semara covers 82.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Semara falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Semara is Bisheshwarganj, about 6.0 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 village for Semara.

Semara is about 25 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semara is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Bisheshwarganj is about 6.0 km away. Colonelganj is about 21 km away. Gonda is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohan Tepra (2.2 km), Jhala (2.3 km) and Bakhariha (3.3 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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