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About Sema Village

Sema is a small village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 411, made up of 201 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sema Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sema village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Pincode 273406
Area (hectares) 146.06 hectares
Population 411
Male Population 201
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
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 Sema compares

By the 2011 count Sema is the 435th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 146.06 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Sema

Sema is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sema 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 Sema from other places

Sema lies about 19 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sahjanwa, about 12 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 Sema
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Sahjanwa 12 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 19 km

Villages closest to Sema

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sema village had a population of 411. That makes it the 435th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Sema village has 201 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sema has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Sema is 273406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sema covers 146.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sema falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sema is Sahjanwa, about 12 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 Sema.

Sema is about 19 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sema is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 3.1 km away. Sahjanwa is about 12 km away. Gorakhpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shakhdadbabu (under 2 km), Bihari Khurd (under 2 km) and Deokali (under 2 km).

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

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