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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ROSHANI MANJHI
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- LGD code
- 443821
- Pincode
- 493526
- Post office
- Lawan
- Population
- 783
- Households
- 176
- Literacy rate
- 57.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1071 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 364
Census 2011 · in context
How Semariya compares
By population, Semariya ranks #59 of 74 villages in Lavan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.7%
+1.3% vs mandal average
- Semariya
- 57.7%
- Lavan mandal
- 56.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,071
+58 vs mandal average
- Semariya
- 1,071
- Lavan mandal
- 1,013
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.9 vs mandal average
- Semariya
- 4.4
- Lavan mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Semariya at a glance
Semariya is a village of 783 people in 176 households (Census 2011) in Lavan tehsil, Balodabazar-Bhatapara district, Chhattisgarh, the 59th-largest of 74 villages in Lavan tehsil. Literacy is 58%, 1 points above the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,071 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 493526, served by Lawan post office; the LGD village code is 443821. The sarpanch is ROSHANI MANJHI, and the village votes in Bilaigarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kavita Pran Lahrey. The population is estimated at 923 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Semariya
- 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
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- LAWAN
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 117
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 33
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHANGORI
- Total area (ha)
- 250.63
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 381
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Semariya
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Semariya
- LGD code
- 443821
- Pincode
- 493526
- Post office
- Lawan
- Population (Census 2011)
- 783
- Population (projected 2026)
- 923
- Households
- 176
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1071
- Literacy rate
- 57.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Janjgir-Champa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bilaigarh
- Member of Parliament
- Kamlesh Jangde
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kavita Pran Lahrey
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ROSHANI MANJHI
- Block / Mandal
- Lavan
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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