# Semra Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Semra

Semra is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,164 people in 173 households**, the 121st largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,164people (2011)
- 173households
- 74.6%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Semra

Of every 100 households in Semra in 2011, 39 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Semra · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**78%

Tap water ****49%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**85%

Use banking services ****90%**

**83%

Television ****33%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**902

Working population ****37.6%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 65.1% for women. 46% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (11%) · **■** Household industry 24 (5%) · **■** Other work 82 (19%) · **■** Marginal 257 (59%)

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 Sahjanwa

- Bisari1,182 people
- Koluhe1,177 people
- Malhipur1,177 people
- Chechuapar1,175 people
- Debipar Dugduia1,154 people
- Jagdishpur Urf Mahi1,153 people
- Kushma Khurd1,142 people
- Kusmaul1,125 people

[All 347 villages in Sahjanwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/sahjanwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Semra?1,164 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Semra in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Semra?74.6% (Census 2011)