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About Shango Village

Shango is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 69 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.09 hectares hectares.

Shango Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shango village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 25.09 hectares
Population 127
Male Population 69
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
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 Shango compares

By the 2011 count Shango is the 634th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 25.09 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Shango

Shango is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shango 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 Shango from other places

Shango lies about 7.8 km from Sonbhadra. 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 Shango
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 7.8 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 7.8 km

Villages closest to Shango

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shango village had a population of 127. That makes it the 634th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Shango village has 69 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shango has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Shango covers 25.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shango falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Shango notes the nearest railway station 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 Shango.

Shango is about 7.8 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shango is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Robertsganj is about 7.8 km away. Sonbhadra is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mango (under 2 km), Bhogar (under 2 km) and Mahokhar (under 2 km).

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

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