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About Semwara Village

Semwara is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 151 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Semwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semwara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249125
Area (hectares) 19.06 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 151
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
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 Semwara compares

By the 2011 count Semwara is the 161st largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 19.06 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Semwara

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

Semwara lies about 64 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 36 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 Semwara
Nearest town Pauri 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 30 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 36 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 64 km

Villages closest to Semwara

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 Semwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Semwara village had a population of 297. That makes it the 161st largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Semwara village has 151 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semwara has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

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

Semwara covers 19.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Semwara is Kotdwara, about 36 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 Semwara.

Semwara is about 64 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semwara is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pauri is about 27 km away. Ghansali is about 30 km away. Kotdwara is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anuwa May Warh (under 2 km), Baleshwar (under 2 km) and Bhatwari (under 2 km).

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

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