Semra village, Mehsi block | Pincode 845426

Represented by

Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)

Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

Full profile →

Semra is a village in Mehsi mandal, Purbi Champaran district, Bihar. It has a population of 1,305 across 242 households, with a literacy rate of 25.1%. The village is located at coordinates 24.959°N, 84.125°E and has PIN code 845426.

Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat

ARCHANA DEVI

Contact: 62****8367

Spotted a stale sarpanch record? Sign in and a verified resident of Semra can update it.

LGD code: 218742
Pincode: 845426
Post office: Mehsi
Population: 1,305
Households: 242
Literacy rate: 25.1%
Sex ratio: 891 ♀/1000♂
Workers: 373
Distance to district centre: 203 km
Distance to mandal centre: 191 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 #49 of 96 villages in Mehsi mandal.

Literacy rate

25.1%

−17.0% vs mandal average

Semra: 25.1%
Mehsi mandal: 42.1%
Purbi Champaran district: 44.7%

Sex ratio

♀ per 1000 ♂

891

−12 vs mandal average

Semra: 891
Mehsi mandal: 903

Household size

people per home

5.4

+0.1 vs mandal average

Semra: 5.4
Mehsi mandal: 5.3

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

Semra at a glance

Semra is a village of 1,305 people in 242 households (Census 2011) in Mehsi block, Purbi Champaran district, Bihar, the 49th-largest of 96 villages in Mehsi block. Literacy is 25%, 17 points below the block average of 42% and the sex ratio is 891 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 845426, served by Mehsi post office; the LGD village code is 218742. The nearest hospital or health centre is Narayan Medical College And Hospital, 3 km away. The sarpanch is ARCHANA DEVI, and the village votes in Gaighat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Komal Singh. The population is estimated at 1,539 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bhimal Pur →

Nearby villages compared

Compare side by side →

village	Population	Literacy	Distance
Semra · this village	1,305	25%	—
Semra · Bhagwanpur	0	—	0 km N
Semra · Motihari	1,106	32%	0 km N
Semra · Sidhaw	—	—	0 km N
Semra · Dinara	1,316	62%	0 km N
Semra · Chainpur	967	45%	0 km N
Semra · Dinara	389	59%	0 km N

Complete this village · 5/7

Add what you know →

Sarpanch name
Panchayat contact
Pincode
About the village
A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
A festival or jatara
A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur

Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Semra

Treated tap water: No
Untreated tap water: No
Well water: No
Hand pump: Yes
Tube well / borewell: Yes
Electricity for homes: Yes
Electricity for farms: No
Power hours (summer): 2
Power hours (winter): 2
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: Yes
Mandi / regular market: No
Weekly haat: No
Nearest statutory town: MEHSI
Distance to nearest town (km): 9
Distance to district HQ (km): 49
Distance to sub-district HQ (km): 9
All-weather road: Yes
Gram panchayat (2011): Bhimalpur
Total area (ha): 191
Irrigated area (ha): 0
Forest area (ha): 0

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

Notice board · Semra

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Semra

LGD code: 218742
Pincode: 845426
Post office: Mehsi
Population (Census 2011): 1,305
Population (projected 2026): 1,539
Households: 242
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males): 891
Literacy rate: 25.1%
Coordinates: 24.95918°N, 84.12549°E
Lok Sabha constituency: Muzaffarpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency: Gaighat
Member of Parliament: Raj Bhushan Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly: Komal Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan: ARCHANA DEVI
Block / Mandal: Mehsi

Demographics — Census 2011 + 2026 estimate + NFHS-5

Population, education, health & sanitation

India's last full census was 2011 · 2026 figures are RGI projections · NFHS-5 (2019-21) covers the Purbi Champaran district level

Then & Now

Semra — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

1,305

Census 2011 baseline

+17.9%

Population · 2026

1,539

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

242

Census 2011 baseline

+17.8%

Households · 2026

285

RGI / state CAGR projection

2011 = decadal Census of India. 2026 = forward-projection from state-level CAGR — working estimate, refines when the next Census publishes.

Census 2011

Canonical baseline · last full census · village-level

Population: 1,305Census 2011
Households: 242Census 2011
Literacy rate: 25.1%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 891 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 1,5392026 proj. · +17.9% vs 2011
Est. households: 2852026 projection
Active job cards: 4,71,542MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 2,32,311MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
State electorate: 7,71,43,046ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

National Family Health Survey · district overlay

Sex ratio @ birth: —NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: —NFHS-5 district
Electricity: —NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: —NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: —NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): —NFHS-5 district

Post-2011 updates

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

Tap water at homedistrict level: 96.4%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Purbi Champaran district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 37,22,797PMAY-G · 37,22,797 of 44,92,010 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Purbi Champaran district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 3,93,613Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Purbi Champaran district

Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.

Boundary & surroundings

Semra on the mapसेमरा

Verified

📍 Map · scroll to load

📍 24.9592° N, 84.1255° EOpen in OSM →

Getting there

How to reach Semra

Mandal centre

Mehsi · ≈ 191 km

≈ 6 h 33 min by car · 7 h 46 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

1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

🏫Dhenuka International SchoolSchool3.4 km ↗

Same pincode

Villages sharing pincode 845426

All villages in 845426 →

Same name, different place

Other villages named Semra

Looking for a different Semra? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Semra →

From the village

Latest posts

All 6 posts →

Lead story

September 2026

newsSTATE

Nepal floods: A Bihar village grapples with loss and crushing debt

Reported by Livemint.

By Resident0 likes0 comments

Sep

newsSTATE

Monsoon retreat begins: Flood concerns persist in Bihar amid fresh rain

Reported by WION.

Resident

Sep

newsSTATE

Bihar Cabinet approves new sugar mill at Warisaliganj

Reported by ChiniMandi.

Resident

Notable persons of Semra

No people on record for this village yet.

Be the first villager to add one.

Claim this village & add the first people

Hyperlocal & verified

Open jobs in Semra

No jobs on record for this village yet.

Be the first villager to add one.

Claim this village & add the first job

state

Birth anniversary of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, observed as Children's Day across sch

→

News from Purbi Champaran & Bihar

Recent reporting about this district and state, from the press. Headlines link to the publisher.

Nepal floods: A Bihar village grapples with loss and crushing debt
Livemint2 days ago
Monsoon retreat begins: Flood concerns persist in Bihar amid fresh rain
WION4 days ago
Bihar Cabinet approves new sugar mill at Warisaliganj
ChiniMandi4 days ago
Bihar Assembly’s 5-day monsoon session begins today; supplementary budget, key bills on agenda
DD News5 days ago
If the Son canal system has more water, why are Bihar’s fields still thirsty?
Counterview5 days ago
Meet the solar didis turning sunlight into a source of livelihood in rural Bihar
YourStory.com6 days ago

Through villagers' lenses

Photo gallery

No photos on record for this village yet.

Be the first villager to add one.

Claim this village & add the first photo

Quick answers

People often ask about Semra

What is the pincode of Semra?

The pincode of Semra, Mehsi block, Purbi Champaran district, Bihar is 845426. The post office is Mehsi.

Which post office delivers to Semra?

Mail for Semra is delivered through Mehsi post office, pincode 845426, in Mehsi block, Purbi Champaran district. Use the full village name and the pincode on envelopes and courier forms.

In which district is Semra located?

Semra is a village in Mehsi block of Purbi Champaran district, Bihar, India.

What is the population of Semra as per Census 2011?

As per the 2011 Census, Semra village has a population of 1,305 across 242 households.

Who is the sarpanch of Semra?

The current sarpanch of Semra gram panchayat is ARCHANA DEVI.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Semra in?

Semra falls under the Muzaffarpur Lok Sabha constituency (PC #15) of Bihar.

Which Vidhan Sabha (assembly) constituency is Semra in?

Semra falls under the Gaighat assembly constituency (AC #88) of Bihar.

What is the literacy rate in Semra?

The Census 2011 literacy rate for Semra village is 25.1%.

What is the sex ratio in Semra?

The Census 2011 sex ratio for Semra village is 891 females per 1,000 males.

What government schemes are applicable for residents of Semra?

12 schemes currently match residents of Semra, including Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana, Mukhya Mantri Vridhjan Pension Yojana, Atal Pension Yojana (APY). Eligibility, benefits, and apply links are listed on the village page.

How far is Semra from Purbi Champaran district centre?

Semra is approximately 203 km (straight-line) from the centre of Purbi Champaran district. See "How to reach" on the village page for directions.

What is the LGD code of Semra?

The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Semra village is 218742.

Which is the nearest town to Semra?

Semra (population 14,041, Census 2011) is the nearest large settlement, about 0 km from Semra in a straight line.

How big is Semra compared to other villages in Mehsi block?

Semra ranks 49 of 96 villages in Mehsi block by Census 2011 population (1,305 residents).

How far is Semra from Patna?

Semra is about 124 km from Patna in a straight line (the state capital of Bihar); by road expect roughly 161 km.

How far is Semra from Kolkata?

Semra is about 506 km from Kolkata in a straight line; by road expect roughly 658 km.

Which is the nearest railway station to Semra?

Karwandia is the nearest railway station to Semra, about 4 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 5 km.

Which is the nearest bus stop to Semra?

Lahuara Bus Stop is the nearest bus stop to Semra, about 20 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 26 km.

Which is the nearest hospital or health centre to Semra?

Narayan Medical College And Hospital is the nearest hospital or health centre to Semra, about 3 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 4 km.

Which is the nearest ATM or bank to Semra?

Punjab National Bank is the nearest ATM or bank to Semra, about 16 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 21 km.

Which is the nearest petrol pump to Semra?

Indian Oil is the nearest petrol pump to Semra, about 5 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 7 km.

Who is the MLA of Semra?

Semra falls under Gaighat assembly constituency (AC 88). The sitting MLA is Komal Singh (JD(U)).

Who is the MP for Semra?

Semra is in Muzaffarpur Lok Sabha constituency. The sitting Member of Parliament is Raj Bhushan Choudhary (BJP).

Which schools and colleges are near Semra?

Within 5 km of Semra: Dhenuka International School (3.4 km), as mapped by OpenStreetMap.

What is the population of Semra in 2026?

Semra is estimated at 1,539 people in 2026, up about 18% from 1,305 in the 2011 Census (projection from the state growth rate; the next Census will replace it).

Which agro-climatic zone is Semra in?

Bihar falls in the Middle Gangetic Plains zone (rice, wheat, maize, sugarcane) of the ICAR classification; Semra in Purbi Champaran district shares that zone's cropping pattern and rainfall regime.

Who is the sarpanch of Semra?

ARCHANA DEVI is the sarpanch of Semra gram panchayat, Mehsi block. See the sarpanch list of Mehsi block for every gram panchayat.

Answers are auto-built from the village's verified record. If something is wrong, residents can correct it after claiming the village.

Sources & freshness

Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Semra

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Temple in Mehsi mandal

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Bihar

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

How Semra compares

Semra at a glance

Nearby villages compared

Complete this village · 5/7

Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Semra

Notice board · Semra

Key facts — Semra

Population, education, health & sanitation

Semra — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Semra on the mapसेमरा

How to reach Semra

Schools & colleges near Semra

Villages sharing pincode 845426

Other villages named Semra

Latest posts

Nepal floods: A Bihar village grapples with loss and crushing debt

Monsoon retreat begins: Flood concerns persist in Bihar amid fresh rain

Bihar Cabinet approves new sugar mill at Warisaliganj

Notable persons of Semra

Open jobs in Semra

Upcoming events

Anant Chaturdashi

Gram Sabha — Q3 2026

Gandhi Jayanti

Navaratri (Sharad)

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)

Karva Chauth

Dhanteras

Diwali (Deepavali)

Govardhan Puja

Bhai Dooj

Sama Chakeva

Children's Day

News from Purbi Champaran & Bihar

Photo gallery

People often ask about Semra

What is the pincode of Semra?

Which post office delivers to Semra?

In which district is Semra located?

What is the population of Semra as per Census 2011?

Who is the sarpanch of Semra?

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Semra in?

Which Vidhan Sabha (assembly) constituency is Semra in?

What is the literacy rate in Semra?

What is the sex ratio in Semra?

What government schemes are applicable for residents of Semra?

How far is Semra from Purbi Champaran district centre?

What is the LGD code of Semra?

Which is the nearest town to Semra?

How big is Semra compared to other villages in Mehsi block?

How far is Semra from Patna?

How far is Semra from Kolkata?

Which is the nearest railway station to Semra?

Which is the nearest bus stop to Semra?

Which is the nearest hospital or health centre to Semra?

Which is the nearest ATM or bank to Semra?

Which is the nearest petrol pump to Semra?

Who is the MLA of Semra?

Who is the MP for Semra?

Which schools and colleges are near Semra?

What is the population of Semra in 2026?

Which agro-climatic zone is Semra in?

Who is the sarpanch of Semra?

Population, education, health & sanitation

Semra — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Semra on the mapसेमरा

Latest posts

Nepal floods: A Bihar village grapples with loss and crushing debt

Monsoon retreat begins: Flood concerns persist in Bihar amid fresh rain

Bihar Cabinet approves new sugar mill at Warisaliganj

Notable persons of Semra

Open jobs in Semra

Upcoming events

Anant Chaturdashi

Gram Sabha — Q3 2026