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About Sem Village

Sem is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 155 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,265 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sem village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249125
Area (hectares) 118.57 hectares
Population 351
Male Population 155
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,265
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 140th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 118.57 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1240.

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 31 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 47 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
Nearest town Srīnagar 3.3 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 35 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 47 km

Villages closest to Sem

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghansali 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 351. That makes it the 140th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Sem village has 155 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sem has about 1265 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Sem is 249125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sem covers 118.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sem falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sem is Rishikesh, about 47 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 31 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sem is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 3.3 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 31 km away. Ghansali 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 Sema (under 2 km), Girgaon (3.6 km) and Kothar (7.2 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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