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About Sema Village

Sema is a mid sized village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 549, made up of 263 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246475, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sema Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sema village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246475
Area (hectares) 65.35 hectares
Population 549
Male Population 263
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sema compares

By the 2011 count Sema is the 39th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 65.35 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1247.

Getting to Sema

Sema is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sema as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sema from other places

Sema lies about 72 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 38 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 Sema
Tehsil headquarters Jakholi 11 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 36 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 38 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 72 km

Villages closest to Sema

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sema village had a population of 549. That makes it the 39th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Sema village has 263 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sema has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Sema is 246475. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sema covers 65.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sema falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sema is Ramnagar, about 38 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sema.

Sema is about 72 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sema is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Jakholi is about 11 km away. Naini Tāl is about 36 km away. Ramnagar is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sem (under 2 km), Pauthi (2.2 km) and Mar Gaon (2.2 km).

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

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