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About Sema Village

Sema is a small village in Jakhnidhar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 69 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,275 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249121, 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 Jakhnidhar
Pincode 249121
Area (hectares) 41.55 hectares
Population 157
Male Population 69
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,275
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 68th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 41.55 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1266.

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 11 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
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 11 km
Nearest town Tehri 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhnidhar 14 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 Jakhnidhar 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 157. That makes it the 68th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Sema village has 69 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sema has about 1275 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Sema is 249121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sema covers 41.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sema falls under Jakhnidhar 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 11 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 Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri Garhwal is about 11 km away. Tehri is about 11 km away. Jakhnidhar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhadiyara Talla (2.5 km), Khastal Talla (2.5 km) and Khstal Malla (2.5 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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