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About Sem Village

Sem is a small village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 154 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,227 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, 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 Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 72.84 hectares
Population 343
Male Population 154
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,227
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 89th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 72.84 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

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 - 10 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 23 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 59 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
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 20 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 23 km
Nearest town Tehri 23 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 59 km

Villages closest to Sem

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pratapnagar 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 343. That makes it the 89th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Sem village has 154 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sem has about 1227 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Sem is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sem covers 72.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sem is Rishikesh, about 59 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sem.

Sem is about 23 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 Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 20 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 23 km away. Tehri is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kudi (4.0 km), Pokhariyal Gaon (8.6 km) and Molga (9.0 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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