# Semra Village, Piprakothi, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Piprakothi, Purba Champaran 

# Semra

Semra is a village in Piprakothi sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845437**. The 2011 Census counted **2,806 people in 626 households**, the 11th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%.

- 2,806people (2011)
- 626households
- 63.5%literacy
- 845437PIN code

## Semra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Semra is 845437.** Semra falls in Piprakothi sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845437
- Gram panchayatTikaita Gobindapur
- Community development blockPiprakothi
- Census village code218395

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?

- Piprakothi (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?

8 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhopatpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 84% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Semra · ■ Piprakothi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**96%

Use banking services ****24%**

**50%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Piprakothi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**58.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**888

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**898

Working population ****27.4%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 51.5% for women. 45% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 480 (62%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 120 (16%) · **■** Marginal 119 (15%)

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 Piprakothi

- Tikaita3,718 people
- Salempur3,342 people
- Gobindapur2,828 people
- Majharia2,818 people
- Mathiya Bariyarpur2,734 people
- Jiwdhara2,674 people
- Chand Saraia2,616 people
- Kishunpur2,440 people

[All 20 villages in Piprakothi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/piprakothi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Semra?845437
- How far is Semra from Motihari?10 km by road
- What is the population of Semra?2,806 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Semra in?Purba Champaran district (Piprakothi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Semra?63.5% (Census 2011)
