About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a large village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,511, made up of 1,345 males and 1,166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Arwal
Tehsil	Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
Pincode	804419
Area (hectares)	153 hectares
Population	2,511
Male Population	1,345
Female Population	1,166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	867
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is the 9th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Sherpur

Sherpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sherpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sherpur from other places

Sherpur lies about 13 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Tehta, about 26 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 Sherpur
Tehsil headquarters	Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur	13 km
District headquarters	Arwal	13 km
Nearest railway station	Tehta	26 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur 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.

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Common questions about Sherpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherpur village had a population of 2,511. That makes it the 9th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents.

Sherpur village has 1,345 males and 1,166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur is 804419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sherpur falls under Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Tehta, about 26 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sherpur.

Sherpur is about 13 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district. Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur is about 13 km away. Arwal is about 13 km away. Tehta is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.