About Sem Village

Sem is a small village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 78 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246449, 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	Pokhari
Pincode	246449
Area (hectares)	26.64 hectares
Population	156
Male Population	78
Female Population	78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
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 Sem compares

By the 2011 count Sem is the 79th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 26.64 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Sem

Sem is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sem 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 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	Pokhari	25 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 Pokhari 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.

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Common questions about Sem

As per the Census of India 2011, Sem village had a population of 156. That makes it the 79th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Sem village has 78 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sem has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Sem is 246449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sem covers 26.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sem falls under Pokhari 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ 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 Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pokhari is about 25 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.