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About Semal Village

Semal is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9, made up of 5 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Semal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246444
Area (hectares) 14.5 hectares
Population 9
Male Population 5
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
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 Semal compares

By the 2011 count Semal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 14.5 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Semal

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

Semal lies about 41 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 85 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 Semal
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 1.9 km
District headquarters Chamoli 41 km
Nearest town Almora 54 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 85 km

Villages closest to Semal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Semal village had a population of 9. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Semal village has 5 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semal has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Semal is 246444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Semal covers 14.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Semal falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Semal is Ramnagar, about 85 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 Semal.

Semal is about 41 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semal is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 1.9 km away. Chamoli is about 41 km away. Almora is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bainoli Malli (under 2 km), Gandik Malla (under 2 km) and Harmani Malli (under 2 km).

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

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