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About Shajaur Village

Shajaur is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 571, made up of 296 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.23 hectares hectares.

Shajaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shajaur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 116.23 hectares
Population 571
Male Population 296
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shajaur compares

By the 2011 count Shajaur is the 341st largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 116.23 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 942.

Getting to Shajaur

The census records public bus service for Shajaur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shajaur from other places

Shajaur lies about 2.0 km from Robertsganj, and the nearest railway station is Sonbhadra, about under 2 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 Shajaur
Nearest railway station Sonbhadra under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 2.0 km

Villages closest to Shajaur

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 Shajaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shajaur village had a population of 571. That makes it the 341st largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Shajaur village has 296 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shajaur has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Shajaur covers 116.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shajaur is Sonbhadra, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Shajaur.

Shajaur is about 2.0 km from Robertsganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shajaur is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Sonbhadra is about under 2 km away. Robertsganj is about 2.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Meuri Khurd (under 2 km), Meuri Kalan (under 2 km) and Teyara Nayak (under 2 km).

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

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