# Semardah Village, Basantpur, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/basantpur/semardah/ Village · Basantpur, Siwan # Semardah Semardah is a village in Basantpur sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,410 people in 401 households**, the 17th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 2,410people (2011) - 401households - 71.9%literacy - 947females per 1,000 males ## Semardah PIN code and other codes Semardah falls in Basantpur sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKanhauli - Community development blockBasantpur - Census village code231677 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Semardah from nearby towns? - Basantpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Siwan (district HQ)30 km by road - Siwan (nearest town)30 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 Semardah? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Semardah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Siwan - ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhoura - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 h winter 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 Semardah known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 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 Semardah Of every 100 households in Semardah in 2011, 0 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Semardah · ■ Basantpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****33%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **76% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****65%** **64% Television ****5%** **8% Mobile phone ****68%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **12% 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 Semardah? ■ Semardah · ■ Basantpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950** **916 Working population ****26.7%** **25.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.1% for men and 63.3% for women. 46% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 111 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 91 (14%) · **■** Marginal 435 (68%) 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 Basantpur - Sekhpura2,873 people - Karahi Khurd2,815 people - Kukumpur2,770 people - Sonurukha2,638 people - Sahar Kola2,400 people - Karahi Kalan2,295 people - Sarea Sirikant2,243 people - Usuri2,152 people [All 41 villages in Basantpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/basantpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Semardah from Siwan?30 km by road - What is the population of Semardah?2,410 (Census 2011) - Which district is Semardah in?Siwan district (Basantpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Semardah?71.9% (Census 2011)