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About Sheralipur Village

Sheralipur is a mid sized village in Lala tehsil, in the district of Hailakandi, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,529, made up of 800 males and 729 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 788163, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheralipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheralipur village
Description Value
State Assam
District Hailakandi
Tehsil Lala
Pincode 788163
Area (hectares) 123.06 hectares
Population 1,529
Male Population 800
Female Population 729
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sheralipur compares

By the 2011 count Sheralipur is the 56th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,197 residents. Its 123.06 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Sheralipur

Sheralipur 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 Sheralipur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sheralipur from other places

Sheralipur lies about 22 km from Hailakandi, and the nearest railway station is Baraigram Junction, about 1.8 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 Sheralipur
Nearest railway station Baraigram Junction 1.8 km
District headquarters Hailakandi 22 km
Nearest town Hailākāndi 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Lala 30 km

Villages closest to Sheralipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lala 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 Sheralipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheralipur village had a population of 1,529. That makes it the 56th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,197 residents.

Sheralipur village has 800 males and 729 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheralipur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Sheralipur is 788163. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheralipur covers 123.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sheralipur falls under Lala tehsil of Hailakandi district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Sheralipur is Baraigram Junction, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sheralipur.

Sheralipur is about 22 km from Hailakandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheralipur is in Lala tehsil of Hailakandi district. Baraigram Junction is about 1.8 km away. Hailakandi is about 22 km away. Hailākāndi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakhin Jansbad Pt Ii (4.5 km), Dakhinjansbad Pt I (4.5 km) and Nimaichandpur Pt I (4.5 km).

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

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