# Semra Village, Motihari, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Motihari, Purba Champaran 

# Semra

Semra is a village in Motihari sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,106 people in 216 households**, the 51st largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%.

- 1,106people (2011)
- 216households
- 42.8%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Semra PIN code and other codes

Semra falls in Motihari sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRamgadwa
- Community development blockMotihari
- Census village code217932

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?

- Motihari (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)10 km by road
- Motihari (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?

11 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 · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 82% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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, 4 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Semra · ■ Motihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**87%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****6%**

**36%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****54%**

**20%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Semra?

■ Semra · ■ Motihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.8%**

**51.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1090**

**910

Working population ****30.3%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.2% for men and 31.5% for women. 48% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 247 (74%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (5%) · **■** Marginal 63 (19%)

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 Motihari

- Santpur1,169 people
- Basbita1,139 people
- Gamhariya1,117 people
- Nandpur1,112 people
- Said Nagar943 people
- Barkurwa937 people
- Bharaulia909 people
- Karmaula839 people

[All 74 villages in Motihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/motihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Semra from Motihari?10 km by road
- What is the population of Semra?1,106 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Semra in?Purba Champaran district (Motihari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Semra?42.8% (Census 2011)