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About Sheokari Village

Sheokari is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 709, made up of 359 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302.88 hectares hectares.

Sheokari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheokari village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 302.88 hectares
Population 709
Male Population 359
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Sheokari compares

By the 2011 count Sheokari is the 280th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 302.88 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 Sheokari

Sheokari is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sheokari as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sheokari from other places

Sheokari lies about 10 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 5.9 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 Sheokari
Nearest railway station Khairahi 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 10 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 10 km

Villages closest to Sheokari

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 Sheokari

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheokari village had a population of 709. That makes it the 280th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Sheokari village has 359 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheokari has about 975 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.

Sheokari covers 302.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sheokari is Khairahi, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Sheokari.

Sheokari is about 10 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheokari is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Khairahi is about 5.9 km away. Robertsganj is about 10 km away. Sonbhadra is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kushhi (under 2 km), Bhatulia (under 2 km) and Tilya (under 2 km).

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

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