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About Shoma Village

Shoma is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 890, made up of 458 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1042.32 hectares hectares.

Shoma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shoma village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 1042.32 hectares
Population 890
Male Population 458
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shoma compares

By the 2011 count Shoma is the 212th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 1042.32 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Shoma

Shoma is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shoma as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shiyria, Shlaiya, Shndshota and Shodag. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shoma

As per the Census of India 2011, Shoma village had a population of 890. That makes it the 212th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Shoma village has 458 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shoma has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Shoma covers 1042.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Shoma notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shoma.

Shoma is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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