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About Shera Village

Shera is a large village in Renapur tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,159, made up of 1,085 males and 1,074 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 848.22 hectares hectares.

Shera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shera village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Renapur
Area (hectares) 848.22 hectares
Population 2,159
Male Population 1,085
Female Population 1,074
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shera compares

By the 2011 count Shera is the 16th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,809 residents. Its 848.22 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Shera

Shera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shera as Available within village. 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 Shera from other places

Shera lies about 18 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Latur Railway Station, about 14 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 Shera
Tehsil headquarters Renapur 11 km
Nearest railway station Latur Railway Station 14 km
District headquarters Latur 18 km

Villages closest to Shera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shera village had a population of 2,159. That makes it the 16th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,809 residents.

Shera village has 1,085 males and 1,074 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shera has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Shera covers 848.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shera falls under Renapur tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shera is Latur Railway Station, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shera.

Shera is about 18 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shera is in Renapur tehsil of Latur district. Renapur is about 11 km away. Latur Railway Station is about 14 km away. Latur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumbhari (2.0 km), Niwada (2.2 km) and Nagapur (2.5 km).

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

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