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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
jagdish dangi
Contact: 78****1787
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- LGD code
- 478866
- Pincode
- 465691
- Post office
- Zeerapur
- Population
- 590
- Households
- 121
- Literacy rate
- 53.1%
- Sex ratio
- 934 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 310
- Distance to district centre
- 43 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 27 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 131 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 531 km
- Nearest railway station
- Paranamau · 38 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Amit hospital · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Semala compares
By population, Semala ranks #95 of 220 villages in Jeerapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.1%
+5.9% vs mandal average
Semala53.1%
Jeerapur mandal47.2%
Rajgarh district52.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
934
−42 vs mandal average
Semala934
Jeerapur mandal976
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.6 vs mandal average
Semala4.9
Jeerapur mandal4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Semala at a glance
Semala is a village of 590 people in 121 households (Census 2011) in Jeerapur tehsil, Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh, the 95th-largest of 220 villages in Jeerapur tehsil. Literacy is 53%, 6 points above the tehsil average of 47% and the sex ratio is 934 women per 1,000 men. It lies 43 km from the Rajgarh district centre, 51 km from Dag, the nearest town, 38 km from Paranamau railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 465691, served by Zeerapur post office; the LGD village code is 478866. The nearest hospital or health centre is Amit hospital, 13 km away. The sarpanch is jagdish dangi , and the village votes in Khilchipur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hajarilal Dangi. The population is estimated at 696 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semala · this village | 590 | 53% | — |
| Khumanpura · Manawar | 0 | — | 1.6 km N |
| Khumanpura · Jeerapur | 341 | 42% | 1.6 km N |
| Bhikanpur · Sarangpur | 537 | 58% | 4.9 km N |
| Bhikanpur · Jeerapur | 970 | 42% | 4.9 km N |
| Dhabla Songara · Nalkheda | 1,144 | 36% | 5 km SW |
| Jhadmau · Jeerapur | 3,022 | 51% | 5 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Semala
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JIRAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 407.02
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 76.3
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Semala
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Semala
- LGD code
- 478866
- Pincode
- 465691
- Post office
- Zeerapur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 590
- Population (projected 2026)
- 696
- Households
- 121
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 934
- Literacy rate
- 53.1%
- Coordinates
- 23.90348°N, 76.33574°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Rajgarh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Khilchipur
- Member of Parliament
- Rodmal Nagar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Hajarilal Dangi
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- jagdish dangi
- Block / Mandal
- Jeerapur
Getting there
How to reach Semala
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal131 kmcapital
- Delhi531 km
- Mumbai645 km
- Hyderabad759 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationParanamau38 km
- Hospital / PHCAmit hospital13 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)