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About Semra Village

Semra is a mid sized village in Sidhaw tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,605, made up of 827 males and 778 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.9 hectares hectares.

Semra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Sidhaw
Area (hectares) 238.9 hectares
Population 1,605
Male Population 827
Female Population 778
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Semra compares

By the 2011 count Semra is the 75th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 238.9 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Semra

Semra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Semra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Semra from other places

Semra lies about 19 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Harinagar, about 6.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Semra
Nearest railway station Harinagar 6.0 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 6.9 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Sidhaw 33 km

Villages closest to Semra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sidhaw tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Semra

As per the Census of India 2011, Semra village had a population of 1,605. That makes it the 75th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Semra village has 827 males and 778 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semra has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Semra covers 238.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Semra falls under Sidhaw tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Semra is Harinagar, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Semra.

Semra is about 19 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semra is in Sidhaw tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Harinagar is about 6.0 km away. Rāmnagar is about 6.9 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amadih (under 2 km), Bairaidih (under 2 km) and Serahwa (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Semra today is likely to be higher.

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