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Tuesday, 15 September 2026
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Revenue village·Vidyapati Nagar block·Samastipur

Semri

Vidyapati Nagar mandal
Pincode 848503
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Semri observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Semri is a village in Vidyapati Nagar mandal, Samastipur district, Bihar, with a population of 9,112 across 1,894 households. The village has a literacy rate of 49.5% and is situated at coordinates 25.777°N, 87.826°E.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DEVANTI DEVI
Contact: 94****1788
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LGD code
236985
Pincode
848503
Post office
Vidhyapati Nagar
Population
9,112
Households
1,894
Literacy rate
49.5%
Sex ratio
885 ♀/1000♂
Workers
3,161
Distance to district centre
150 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Patna
270 km
Distance to Kolkata
360 km
Nearest railway station
Telta · 3 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dalkhola Hospital · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Semri compares

By population, Semri ranks #7 of 36 villages in Vidyapati Nagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
49.5%
−1.1% vs mandal average
Semri
49.5%
Vidyapati Nagar mandal
50.6%
Samastipur district
50.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
885
−17 vs mandal average
Semri
885
Vidyapati Nagar mandal
902
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.3 vs mandal average
Semri
4.8
Vidyapati Nagar mandal
5.1

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

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Semri at a glance

Semri is a village of 9,112 people in 1,894 households (Census 2011) in Vidyapati Nagar block, Samastipur district, Bihar, the 7th-largest of 36 villages in Vidyapati Nagar block. Literacy is 50%, 1 points below the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 885 women per 1,000 men. It lies 150 km from the Samastipur district centre, 6 km from Dhepura, the nearest town, 3 km from Telta railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 848503, served by Vidhyapati Nagar post office; the LGD village code is 236985. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dalkhola Hospital, 11 km away. The sarpanch is DEVANTI DEVI , and the village votes in Balrampur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sangita Devi. The population is estimated at 10,743 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Simari

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Semri · this village9,11250%
Kamra · Balrampur7,60138%0 km N
Kamra · Dhuraiya1080%0 km N
Kamra · Salkhua1,56423%0 km N
Subhanipur · Vidyapati Nagar1,21552%1.1 km SW
Sabanpur · Jaipur89163%1.1 km SW
Sabanpur · Kadwa1.1 km SW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Semri

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)
5
Power hours (winter)
5
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
1
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
1
Veterinary hospital
1
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
Yes
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
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
DALSINGHSARAI
Distance to nearest town (km)
4
Distance to district HQ (km)
34
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
0
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
SIMRI
Total area (ha)
454
Irrigated area (ha)
300
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Semri

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 — Semri

LGD code
236985
Pincode
848503
Post office
Vidhyapati Nagar
Population (Census 2011)
9,112
Population (projected 2026)
10,743
Households
1,894
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
885
Literacy rate
49.5%
Coordinates
25.77655°N, 87.82552°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Katihar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Balrampur
Member of Parliament
Tariq Anwar
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sangita Devi
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
DEVANTI DEVI
Block / Mandal
Vidyapati Nagar
Getting there

How to reach Semri

Mandal centre
Vidyapati Nagar · ≈ 4.4 km
≈ 9 min by car · 11 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Samastipur · ≈ 150 km
≈ 5 h 7 min by car · 6 h 5 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,556 people
Dhepura · ≈ 5.5 km
≈ 11 min by car · 14 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna270 kmcapital
  • Kolkata360 km
  • Delhi1096 km
  • Hyderabad1342 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationTelta3 km
  • Bus stopBotolbari21 km
  • Hospital / PHCDalkhola Hospital11 km
  • ATM / banksbi35 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance12 km
  • CollegePurnea College of Engineering36 km
  • Police stationMaranga Police Thana36 km
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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)
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