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About Semra Village

Semra is a mid sized village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,164, made up of 594 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.99 hectares hectares.

Semra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Area (hectares) 74.99 hectares
Population 1,164
Male Population 594
Female Population 570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Semra compares

By the 2011 count Semra is the 118th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 74.99 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 975.

Getting to Semra

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 <5 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 16 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sahjanwa, about 1.8 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 railway station Sahjanwa 1.8 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 13 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 16 km

Villages closest to Semra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahjanwa 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 1,164. That makes it the 118th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Semra village has 594 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semra has about 960 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 975.

Semra covers 74.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Semra falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Semra is Sahjanwa, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 16 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semra is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sahjanwa is about 1.8 km away. Khalīlābād is about 13 km away. Gorakhpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semradanri (under 2 km), Basia (under 2 km) and Daftari (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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