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September 2026
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Chhattisgarh: Six cattle die at temporary shelter in Bilaspur after heavy rains; villagers claim toll 30
Reported by Deccan Herald.
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
CHANDRANI KANVAR
Contact: 84****9292
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- LGD code
- 438057
- Pincode
- 495116
- Post office
- Belgahana
- Population
- 1,071
- Households
- 266
- Literacy rate
- 60.7%
- Sex ratio
- 937 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 556
Census 2011 · in context
How Semra compares
By population, Semra ranks #20 of 48 villages in Ratanpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.7%
+2.3% vs mandal average
Semra60.7%
Ratanpur mandal58.4%
Bilaspur district59.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
937
−50 vs mandal average
Semra937
Ratanpur mandal987
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
Semra4.0
Ratanpur mandal4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Semra at a glance
Semra is a village of 1,071 people in 266 households (Census 2011) in Ratanpur tehsil, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, the 20th-largest of 48 villages in Ratanpur tehsil. Literacy is 61%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 58% and the sex ratio is 937 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 495116, served by Belgahana post office; the LGD village code is 438057. The sarpanch is CHANDRANI KANVAR, and the village votes in Bilha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dharam Lal Kaushik. The population is estimated at 1,263 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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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
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- 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
- RATANPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 29
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SEMRA
- Total area (ha)
- 176.75
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 54.31
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Semra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Semra
- LGD code
- 438057
- Pincode
- 495116
- Post office
- Belgahana
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,071
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,263
- Households
- 266
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 937
- Literacy rate
- 60.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bilaspur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bilha
- Member of Parliament
- Tokhan Sahu
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dharam Lal Kaushik
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- CHANDRANI KANVAR
- Block / Mandal
- Ratanpur
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)