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About Semara Village

Semara is a mid sized village in Marihan tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 754, made up of 405 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.78 hectares hectares.

Semara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Marihan
Area (hectares) 139.78 hectares
Population 754
Male Population 405
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
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 108th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents. Its 139.78 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

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 33 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 13 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
Tehsil headquarters Marihan 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Lusa 13 km
Nearest town Chunār 32 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 33 km

Villages closest to Semara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Marihan 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 754. That makes it the 108th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents.

Semara village has 405 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semara has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Semara covers 139.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Semara falls under Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Semara is Lusa, about 13 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 33 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semara is in Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district. Marihan is about 6.3 km away. Lusa is about 13 km away. Chunār is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shobhi (under 2 km), Kusmahawa (under 2 km) and Dara Nagar (under 2 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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