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Semra

Chakia(Pipra) mandal
Pincode 845412
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Semra is a village in Chakia(Pipra) mandal, Purbi Champaran district, Bihar. It has a population of 2,270 across 354 households with a literacy rate of 46.8%.

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LGD code
218477
Pincode
845412
Post office
Bara Chakia
Population
2,270
Households
354
Literacy rate
46.8%
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000♂
Workers
628
Distance to district centre
203 km
Distance to mandal centre
173 km
Distance to Patna
124 km
Distance to Kolkata
506 km
Nearest railway station
Karwandia · 4 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Narayan Medical College And Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Semra compares

By population, Semra ranks #36 of 78 villages in Chakia(Pipra) mandal.

Literacy rate
%
46.8%
+1.2% vs mandal average
Semra
46.8%
Chakia(Pipra) mandal
45.6%
Purbi Champaran district
44.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
908
−28 vs mandal average
Semra
908
Chakia(Pipra) mandal
936
Household size
people per home
6.4
+1.1 vs mandal average
Semra
6.4
Chakia(Pipra) mandal
5.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Semra at a glance

Semra is a village of 2,270 people in 354 households (Census 2011) in Chakia(Pipra) block, Purbi Champaran district, Bihar, the 36th-largest of 78 villages in Chakia(Pipra) block. Literacy is 47%, 1 points above the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 908 women per 1,000 men. It lies 203 km from the Purbi Champaran district centre, 0 km from Semra, the nearest town, 4 km from Karwandia railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 845412, served by Bara Chakia post office; the LGD village code is 218477. The nearest hospital or health centre is Narayan Medical College And Hospital, 3 km away. The village votes in Kesaria assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shalini Mishra. The population is estimated at 2,676 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kuria

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Semra · this village2,27047%
Semra · Bhagwanpur00 km N
Semra · Motihari1,10632%0 km N
Semra · Sidhaw0 km N
Semra · Dinara1,31662%0 km N
Semra · Chainpur96745%0 km N
Semra · Dinara38959%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Semra

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
2
Power hours (winter)
2
Primary school
3
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
Yes
Cooperative bank
Yes
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
CHAKIA
Distance to nearest town (km)
6
Distance to district HQ (km)
32
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
6
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Kunria
Total area (ha)
214
Irrigated area (ha)
159.4
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Semra

LGD code
218477
Pincode
845412
Post office
Bara Chakia
Population (Census 2011)
2,270
Population (projected 2026)
2,676
Households
354
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
908
Literacy rate
46.8%
Coordinates
24.95918°N, 84.12549°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purvi Champaran
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kesaria
Member of Parliament
Radha Mohan Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Shalini Mishra
Block / Mandal
Chakia(Pipra)
Nearest railway station
Katalpur Halt (155.1 km)
Getting there

How to reach Semra

Mandal centre
Chakia(Pipra) · ≈ 173 km
≈ 5 h 56 min by car · 7 h 3 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Purbi Champaran · ≈ 203 km
≈ 6 h 57 min by car · 8 h 15 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 14,041 people
Semra · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna124 kmcapital
  • Kolkata506 km
  • Delhi798 km
  • Hyderabad1025 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKarwandia4 km
  • Bus stopLahuara Bus Stop20 km
  • Hospital / PHCNarayan Medical College And Hospital3 km
  • ATM / bankPunjab National Bank16 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil5 km
  • CollegeJawaharlal Nehru College5 km
  • Police stationKudra Police Station35 km
Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Semra

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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