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About Shembhua Village

Shembhua is a small village in Peshrar tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 347, made up of 182 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shembhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shembhua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Peshrar
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 175.62 hectares
Population 347
Male Population 182
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shembhua compares

By the 2011 count Shembhua is the 30th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 425 residents. Its 175.62 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Shembhua

Shembhua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shembhua as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Shembhua from other places

Shembhua lies about 32 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Demu, about 3.7 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 Shembhua
Nearest railway station Demu 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Peshrar 5.8 km
Nearest town Lātehār 8.3 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 32 km

Villages closest to Shembhua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Peshrar 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 Shembhua

As per the Census of India 2011, Shembhua village had a population of 347. That makes it the 30th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 425 residents.

Shembhua village has 182 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shembhua has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Shembhua is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shembhua covers 175.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shembhua falls under Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Shembhua is Demu, about 3.7 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shembhua.

Shembhua is about 32 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shembhua is in Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district. Demu is about 3.7 km away. Peshrar is about 5.8 km away. Lātehār is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semartanr (under 2 km), Manchi (under 2 km) and Siram (under 2 km).

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

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