# Shemar Village, Robertsganj, Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Robertsganj, Sonbhadra 

# Shemar

Shemar is a village in Robertsganj sub-district of Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **437 people in 66 households**, the 444th largest of 770 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 437people (2011)
- 66households
- 75.9%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shemar

Of every 100 households in Shemar in 2011, 10 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shemar · ■ Robertsganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****72%**

**81%

Television ****35%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Shemar?

■ Shemar · ■ Robertsganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838**

**930

Working population ****52.4%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 61.1% for women. 53% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (24%) · **■** Household industry 13 (6%) · **■** Other work 24 (10%) · **■** Marginal 104 (45%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Robertsganj

- Lakhan Purwa441 people
- Telari441 people
- Bandhwa440 people
- Chitbishram438 people
- Shikarpur437 people
- Nagaon436 people
- Deogarh435 people
- Pateri435 people

[All 793 villages in Robertsganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sonbhadra/robertsganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shemar?437 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shemar in?Sonbhadra district (Robertsganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shemar?75.9% (Census 2011)