# Semaru Village, Gurua, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Semaru

Semaru is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,141 people in 492 households**, the 7th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 3,141people (2011)
- 492households
- 65.1%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Semaru PIN code and other codes

Semaru falls in Gurua sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSimaru
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255650

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Semaru from nearby towns?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)55 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Semaru?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Simaru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Semaru known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Semaru

Of every 100 households in Semaru in 2011, 22 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Semaru · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****32%**

**44%

Television ****8%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Semaru?

■ Semaru · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954**

**961

Working population ****31.2%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 56.7% for women. 45% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 207 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 498 (51%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 149 (15%) · **■** Marginal 115 (12%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Gurua

- Rajan4,454 people
- Manda3,634 people
- Nadaura3,449 people
- Bharaundha3,215 people
- Kajh3,094 people
- Usewa2,600 people
- Bilauti2,567 people
- Barma2,482 people

[All 182 villages in Gurua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gurua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Semaru from Gaya?55 km by road
- What is the population of Semaru?3,141 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Semaru in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Semaru?65.1% (Census 2011)