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About Semaha Village

Semaha is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 64, made up of 27 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,370 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Semaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semaha village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248158
Area (hectares) 81.59 hectares
Population 64
Male Population 27
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,370
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 Semaha compares

By the 2011 count Semaha is the 154th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 81.59 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 948.

Getting to Semaha

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

Semaha lies about 35 km from Dehradun. 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 Semaha
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 10 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 24 km
District headquarters Dehradun 35 km

Villages closest to Semaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Semaha village had a population of 64. That makes it the 154th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Semaha village has 27 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semaha has about 1370 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Semaha is 248158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Semaha covers 81.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Semaha falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Semaha notes the nearest railway station 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 Semaha.

Semaha is about 35 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semaha is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 10 km away. Mussoorie is about 24 km away. Dehradun is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phatyou (under 2 km), Jusau Bhakrou (under 2 km) and Ichhala (under 2 km).

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

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