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About Shobha Village

Shobha is a mid sized village in Mainpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 850, made up of 391 males and 459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,174 females per 1000 males. The village covers 510.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shobha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shobha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Mainpur
Pincode 495004
Area (hectares) 510.35 hectares
Population 850
Male Population 391
Female Population 459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,174
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shobha compares

By the 2011 count Shobha is the 52nd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 739 residents. Its 510.35 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Shobha

Shobha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shobha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shobha from other places

Shobha lies about 131 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Turekala Road, about 81 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shobha
Tehsil headquarters Mainpur 16 km
Nearest town Umarkot 56 km
Nearest railway station Turekala Road 81 km
District headquarters Raipur 131 km

Villages closest to Shobha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mainpur tehsil.

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 Shobha

As per the Census of India 2011, Shobha village had a population of 850. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 739 residents.

Shobha village has 391 males and 459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shobha has about 1174 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Shobha is 495004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shobha covers 510.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shobha falls under Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Shobha is Turekala Road, about 81 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shobha.

Shobha is about 131 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shobha is in Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district. Mainpur is about 16 km away. Umarkot is about 56 km away. Turekala Road is about 81 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kareli (1.8 km), Jarhidih (1.9 km) and Dholsarai (3.6 km).

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

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