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About Semri Village

Semri is a large village in Raxaul tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,215, made up of 1,177 males and 1,038 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Semri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Raxaul
Pincode 845305
Area (hectares) 165 hectares
Population 2,215
Male Population 1,177
Female Population 1,038
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
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 Semri compares

By the 2011 count Semri is the 29th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents. Its 165 hectares work out to about 13 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 894.

Getting to Semri

Semri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Semri 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 Semri from other places

Semri lies about 34 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Masnadih, about 4.1 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 Semri
Nearest railway station Masnadih 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Raxaul 6.5 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 34 km

Villages closest to Semri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Semri village had a population of 2,215. That makes it the 29th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents.

Semri village has 1,177 males and 1,038 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semri has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Semri is 845305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Semri covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Semri falls under Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Semri is Masnadih, about 4.1 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 Semri.

Semri is about 34 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semri is in Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Masnadih is about 4.1 km away. Raxaul is about 6.5 km away. Purba Champaran is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lachhmipur (under 2 km), Lachhamanwa (1.5 km) and Sihorwa (1.7 km).

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

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