Village · Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon # Semhara Semhara is a village in Dongargarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491445. The 2011 Census counted 853 people in 161 households, the 87th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%. - 853 people (2011) - 161 households - 71.3% literacy - 491445 PIN code ## Semhara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Semhara is 491445. Semhara falls in Dongargarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491445 - Gram panchayat Semhara - Community development block Dongargarh - Census village code 440566 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Semhara from nearby towns? - Dongargarh (sub-district HQ) 38 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 18 km by road - Rajnandgaon (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Semhara? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Semhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Rengakathera - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Semhara known for? About 69% of the 390 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Semhara Of every 100 households in Semhara in 2011, 93 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Semhara · ■ Dongargarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 93% 91% - Toilet within the home 6% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 78% - Tap water 0% 12% - Drinking water within premises 8% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 72% 71% - Television 32% 32% - Mobile phone 20% 28% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 13% 10% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 16% 17% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Semhara? ■ Semhara · ■ Dongargarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.3% 73.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 904 1019 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1151 959 - Working population 56.0% 54.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.0% for men and 57.8% for women. 54% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 452 (95%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (2%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 13 (3%) · ■ Marginal 4 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dongargarh - Matekata 884 people - Arbira 877 people - Moditarai 867 people - Nawagaon Aniya 858 people - Pipariya 849 people - Tappa 825 people - Makkatola 824 people - Chaity Khapri 821 people All 178 villages in Dongargarh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Semhara? 491445 - How far is Semhara from Rajnandgaon? 18 km by road - What is the population of Semhara? 853 (Census 2011) - Which district is Semhara in? Rajnandgaon district (Dongargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Semhara? 71.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargarh/semhara/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.