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About Semra Village

Semra is a large village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,270, made up of 1,190 males and 1,080 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Semra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Chakia
Pincode 845437
Area (hectares) 214 hectares
Population 2,270
Male Population 1,190
Female Population 1,080
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Semra compares

By the 2011 count Semra is the 35th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,550 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Semra

Semra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Semra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 21 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kuwarchintawa, about 4.6 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 Kuwarchintawa 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 14 km
Nearest town Chākia 14 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 21 km

Villages closest to Semra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chakia 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 2,270. That makes it the 35th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,550 residents.

Semra village has 1,190 males and 1,080 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semra has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Semra is 845437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Semra covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Semra falls under Chakia tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Semra is Kuwarchintawa, about 4.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Semra.

Semra is about 21 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semra is in Chakia tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kuwarchintawa is about 4.6 km away. Chakia is about 14 km away. Chākia is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagwanpur (under 2 km), Sariatpur (1.7 km) and Sahri Jagirha (2.1 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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