About Semra Village

Semra is a large village in Piprakothi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,806, made up of 1,501 males and 1,305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 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	Piprakothi
Pincode	845437
Area (hectares)	164 hectares
Population	2,806
Male Population	1,501
Female Population	1,305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	869
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 11th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,854 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

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 11 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Jiwdhara, about 2.5 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	Jiwdhara	2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Piprakothi	5.7 km
Nearest town	Mothīhāri	9.6 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	11 km

Villages closest to Semra

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

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Common questions about Semra

As per the Census of India 2011, Semra village had a population of 2,806. That makes it the 11th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,854 residents.

Semra village has 1,501 males and 1,305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semra has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

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

Semra covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Semra is Jiwdhara, about 2.5 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 11 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 Piprakothi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Jiwdhara is about 2.5 km away. Piprakothi is about 5.7 km away. Mothīhāri is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.