Village · Petlawad, Jhabua
# Semalia

Semalia is a village in Petlawad sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,085 people in 199 households, the 72nd largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.8%.
- 1,085 people (2011)
- 199 households
- 36.1% literacy
- 969 females per 1,000 males

## Semalia PIN code and other codes

Semalia falls in Petlawad sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Petlawad
- Census village code 504442

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Semalia from nearby towns?
- Petlawad (sub-district HQ) 40 km by road
- Jhabua (district HQ) 75 km by road
- Petlawad (nearest town) 40 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Semalia?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Semalia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Jhaknawada
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Petlawad
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jhabua
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Semalia known for?

About 66% of the 330 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Semalia

Of every 100 households in Semalia in 2011, 100 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Semalia · ■ Petlawad rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 79%
- Toilet within the home 11% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 89% 89%
- Tap water 0% 14%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 94%
- Use banking services 99% 59%
- Television 10% 10%
- Mobile phone 34% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 11% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 55% 54%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Semalia?

■ Semalia · ■ Petlawad rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 36.1% 45.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 969 999
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 867 951
- Working population 53.1% 56.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.6% for men and 22.6% for women. 52% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 496 (86%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 12 (2%) · ■ Marginal 66 (11%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Petlawad
- Chhayan 1,157 people
- Tar Khedi 1,150 people
- Kumbha Khedi 1,120 people
- Salunia Chhota 1,085 people
- Bhurighati 1,045 people
- Ambapada 1,043 people
- Khoriya 1,043 people
- Kachra Khadan 1,039 people

All 240 villages in Petlawad

## Quick answers
- How far is Semalia from Jhabua? 75 km by road
- What is the population of Semalia? 1,085 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Semalia in? Jhabua district (Petlawad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Semalia? 36.1% (Census 2011)

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