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About Shemara Village

Shemara is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 74 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shemara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shemara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Pincode 231216
Area (hectares) 53.56 hectares
Population 158
Male Population 74
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,135
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shemara compares

By the 2011 count Shemara is the 605th 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 53.56 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Shemara

Shemara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shemara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shemara from other places

Shemara lies about 25 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 22 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 Shemara
Nearest railway station Churk 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 25 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 25 km

Villages closest to Shemara

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 Shemara

As per the Census of India 2011, Shemara village had a population of 158. That makes it the 605th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Shemara village has 74 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shemara has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Shemara is 231216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shemara covers 53.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shemara is Churk, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shemara.

Shemara is about 25 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shemara is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Churk is about 22 km away. Robertsganj is about 25 km away. Sonbhadra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shemaria (under 2 km), Paunikhurd (under 2 km) and Paunikalana (1.7 km).

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

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