About Shemiya Village

Shemiya is a large village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,179, made up of 2,154 males and 2,025 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1403.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shemiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shemiya village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sonbhadra
Tehsil	Ghorawal
Pincode	231215
Area (hectares)	1403.28 hectares
Population	4,179
Male Population	2,154
Female Population	2,025
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shemiya compares

By the 2011 count Shemiya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 1403.28 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Shemiya

Shemiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shemiya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shemiya from other places

Shemiya lies about 24 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Chopan, about 20 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 Shemiya
Tehsil headquarters	Ghorawal	18 km
Nearest railway station	Chopan	20 km
District headquarters	Sonbhadra	24 km
Nearest town	Robertsganj	24 km

Villages closest to Shemiya

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

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Common questions about Shemiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Shemiya village had a population of 4,179. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Shemiya village has 2,154 males and 2,025 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shemiya has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Shemiya is 231215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shemiya covers 1403.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shemiya falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shemiya is Chopan, about 20 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 village for Shemiya.

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

Shemiya is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Ghorawal is about 18 km away. Chopan is about 20 km away. Sonbhadra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.