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About Shengaon Village

Shengaon is a mid sized village in Khalapur tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 967, made up of 520 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.42 hectares hectares.

Shengaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shengaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Khalapur
Area (hectares) 274.42 hectares
Population 967
Male Population 520
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shengaon compares

By the 2011 count Shengaon is the 43rd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 274.42 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Shengaon

Shengaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shengaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sangade, Sangadewadi, Sarang and Sarsan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Shengaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Shengaon village had a population of 967. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Shengaon village has 520 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shengaon has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Shengaon covers 274.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shengaon falls under Khalapur tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Shengaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shengaon.

Shengaon is in Khalapur tehsil of Raigarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shengaon today is likely to be higher.

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