Village · Harlakhi, Madhubani
# Semhli

Semhli is a village in Harlakhi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code 847308. The 2011 Census counted 2,734 people in 547 households, the 30th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.
- 2,734 people (2011)
- 547 households
- 64.4% literacy
- 847308 PIN code

## Semhli PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Semhli is 847308. Semhli falls in Harlakhi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.
- PIN code 847308
- Gram panchayat Semhli
- Community development block Harlakhi
- Census village code 219884

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

## How far is Semhli from nearby towns?
- Harlakhi (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Madhubani (nearest town) 40 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Semhli?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Semhli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 1 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Semhli known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 90% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Semhli

Of every 100 households in Semhli in 2011, 0 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Semhli · ■ Harlakhi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 8%
- Toilet within the home 24% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 76% 84%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 31% 34%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 94%
- Use banking services 52% 43%
- Television 3% 7%
- Mobile phone 55% 47%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 20% 22%
- Own their home 100% 99%

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

## What is the population of Semhli?

■ Semhli · ■ Harlakhi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.4% 55.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 915 933
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 962 961
- Working population 42.9% 34.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 50.6% for women. 50% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 18 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 87 (7%) · ■ Household industry 4 (0%) · ■ Other work 79 (7%) · ■ Marginal 986 (84%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Harlakhi
- Manoharpur 3,120 people
- Baingra 3,035 people
- Hatwaria 2,905 people
- Mangrahtia 2,839 people
- Birta 2,417 people
- Suhpur 2,299 people
- Mahadeopatti 1,976 people
- Potgah 1,938 people

All 44 villages in Harlakhi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Semhli? 847308
- How far is Semhli from Madhubani? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Semhli? 2,734 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Semhli in? Madhubani district (Harlakhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Semhli? 64.4% (Census 2011)

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