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About Shohdal Village

Shohdal is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 862, made up of 428 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.64 hectares hectares.

Shohdal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shohdal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 87.64 hectares
Population 862
Male Population 428
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shohdal compares

By the 2011 count Shohdal is the 222nd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 87.64 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Shohdal

Shohdal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shohdal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shohdal from other places

Shohdal lies about 28 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 25 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 Shohdal
Nearest railway station Churk 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 28 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 28 km

Villages closest to Shohdal

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 Shohdal

As per the Census of India 2011, Shohdal village had a population of 862. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Shohdal village has 428 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shohdal has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Shohdal covers 87.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Shohdal is Churk, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Shohdal is about 28 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shohdal is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Churk is about 25 km away. Robertsganj is about 28 km away. Sonbhadra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dubypur (under 2 km), Paunikalana (1.6 km) and Koharaul (1.7 km).

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

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