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About Sema Village

Sema is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 352, made up of 152 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,316 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sema Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sema village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249125
Area (hectares) 63.9 hectares
Population 352
Male Population 152
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,316
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 Sema compares

By the 2011 count Sema is the 139th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 63.9 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Sema

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

Sema 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 Sema
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 Sema

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 Sema

As per the Census of India 2011, Sema village had a population of 352. That makes it the 139th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Sema village has 152 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sema has about 1316 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

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

Sema covers 63.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sema 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 Sema.

Sema 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.

Sema 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 Sem (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 Sema today is likely to be higher.

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