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About Shemar Village

Shemar is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 221 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shemar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shemar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Pincode 231215
Area (hectares) 175.28 hectares
Population 437
Male Population 221
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Shemar compares

By the 2011 count Shemar is the 425th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 175.28 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Shemar

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

How far is Shemar from other places

Shemar lies about 12 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 7.9 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 Shemar
Nearest railway station Churk 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 12 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 12 km

Villages closest to Shemar

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 Shemar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shemar village had a population of 437. That makes it the 425th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Shemar village has 221 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shemar has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

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

Shemar covers 175.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shemar is Churk, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Shemar is about 12 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shemar is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Churk is about 7.9 km away. Robertsganj is about 12 km away. Sonbhadra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nai Basti (under 2 km), Organai (under 2 km) and Belkhuri (under 2 km).

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

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