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About Shishamau Village

Shishamau is a large village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,961, made up of 1,515 males and 1,446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.86 hectares hectares.

Shishamau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shishamau village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Area (hectares) 220.86 hectares
Population 2,961
Male Population 1,515
Female Population 1,446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shishamau compares

By the 2011 count Shishamau is the 78th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 220.86 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Shishamau

Shishamau is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shishamau as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shishamau from other places

Shishamau lies about 24 km from Gonda. 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 Shishamau
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 5.4 km
District headquarters Gonda 24 km

Villages closest to Shishamau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shishamau village had a population of 2,961. That makes it the 78th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Shishamau village has 1,515 males and 1,446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shishamau has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Shishamau covers 220.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shishamau falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Shishamau notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Shishamau is about 24 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shishamau is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Colonelganj is about 5.4 km away. Gonda is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atarauliya (under 2 km), Dullapur Tarahar (under 2 km) and Kutubapur (under 2 km).

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

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