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About Semra Village

Semra is a mid sized village in Mehsi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,305, made up of 690 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845426, 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 Mehsi
Pincode 845426
Area (hectares) 191 hectares
Population 1,305
Male Population 690
Female Population 615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Semra compares

By the 2011 count Semra is the 47th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

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 5 - 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 5 - 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
Nearest town Chākia 14 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Mehsi 22 km

Villages closest to Semra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mehsi 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 1,305. That makes it the 47th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Semra village has 690 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semra has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Semra is 845426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Semra covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Semra falls under Mehsi 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 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 Mehsi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kuwarchintawa is about 4.6 km away. Chākia is about 14 km away. Purba Champaran is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katha (under 2 km), Hasanpur Ahmad (2.1 km) and Kashi Pakri (2.9 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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