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About Sem Village

Sem is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 109, made up of 41 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,659 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sem village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246446
Area (hectares) 56.41 hectares
Population 109
Male Population 41
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,659
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 Sem compares

By the 2011 count Sem is the 113th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 56.41 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Sem

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

Sem lies about 26 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 84 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 Sem
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 8.9 km
District headquarters Chamoli 26 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 44 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 84 km

Villages closest to Sem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sem village had a population of 109. That makes it the 113th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Sem village has 41 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sem has about 1659 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Sem is 246446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sem covers 56.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sem falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sem is Kotdwara, about 84 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 Sem.

Sem is about 26 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sem is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 8.9 km away. Chamoli is about 26 km away. Srīnagar is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laloti (under 2 km), Dharkot (under 2 km) and Bhatoli Lagga Top (under 2 km).

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

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