# Semaria Khem Chand Village, Bhawanipur, Purnia (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/bhawanipur/semaria-khem-chand/ Village · Bhawanipur, Purnia # Semaria Khem Chand Semaria Khem Chand is a village in Bhawanipur sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,508 people in 358 households**, the 34th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%. - 1,508people (2011) - 358households - 40.8%literacy - 953females per 1,000 males ## Semaria Khem Chand PIN code and other codes Semaria Khem Chand falls in Bhawanipur sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatLathi - Community development blockBhawanipur - Census village code223228 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Semaria Khem Chand from nearby towns? - Bhawanipur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)53 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)53 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 Semaria Khem Chand? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Semaria Khem Chand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhawanipur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Madhavnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes 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 Semaria Khem Chand known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Semaria Khem Chand Of every 100 households in Semaria Khem Chand in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Semaria Khem Chand · ■ Bhawanipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****3%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **88% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****2%** **26% Television ****3%** **6% Mobile phone ****34%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **30% 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 Semaria Khem Chand? ■ Semaria Khem Chand · ■ Bhawanipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****40.8%** **47.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953** **923 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877** **967 Working population ****48.1%** **37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 48.3% for men and 33.1% for women. 48% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 704 (97%) 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 Bhawanipur - Soraiti1,830 people - Kusaha Milik1,818 people - Lathi1,703 people - Singhia Sundar Milik1,570 people - Dumrail Drap1,259 people - Garhia1,133 people - Birnia1,102 people - Siripur Milik1,073 people [All 88 villages in Bhawanipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/bhawanipur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Semaria Khem Chand from Purnia?53 km by road - What is the population of Semaria Khem Chand?1,508 (Census 2011) - Which district is Semaria Khem Chand in?Purnia district (Bhawanipur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Semaria Khem Chand?40.8% (Census 2011)