# Semra Village, Chiraia, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/chiraia/semra/ Village · Chiraia, Purba Champaran # Semra Semra is a village in Chiraia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **14,041 people in 3,057 households**, the 6th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%. - 14,041people (2011) - 3,057households - 55.0%literacy - 869females per 1,000 males ## Semra PIN code and other codes Semra falls in Chiraia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSemra - Community development blockChiraia - Census village code217895 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Semra from nearby towns? - Chiraia (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)25 km by road - Dhaka (nearest town)10 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 Semra? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Semra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 11 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhaka - ○Degree college10+ km · Raxaul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river 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 Semra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 951 hectares of village land is sown, and 600 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 Semra Of every 100 households in Semra in 2011, 1 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Semra · ■ Chiraia rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **7% Toilet within the home ****14%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **84% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **95% Use banking services ****33%** **36% Television ****2%** **8% Mobile phone ****68%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **16% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Semra? ■ Semra · ■ Chiraia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%** **50.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907** **915 Working population ****32.7%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.3% for men and 43.0% for women. 50% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,112 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,307 (50%) · **■** Household industry 16 (0%) · **■** Other work 179 (4%) · **■** Marginal 979 (21%) 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 Chiraia - Rampur21,637 people - Mahuawa18,599 people - Haraj Nurullahpur15,593 people - Mirpur15,509 people - Bara Jairam13,001 people - Dipahi Dharharwa10,392 people - Sirauna10,102 people - Madhopur9,503 people [All 41 villages in Chiraia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/chiraia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Semra from Motihari?25 km by road - What is the population of Semra?14,041 (Census 2011) - Which district is Semra in?Purba Champaran district (Chiraia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Semra?55.0% (Census 2011)