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About Sharafuddinpur Village

Sharafuddinpur is a small village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 103 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sharafuddinpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sharafuddinpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Colgong
Pincode 813203
Area (hectares) 55 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 103
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 825
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sharafuddinpur compares

By the 2011 count Sharafuddinpur is the 113th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Sharafuddinpur

Sharafuddinpur 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 Sharafuddinpur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sharafuddinpur from other places

Sharafuddinpur lies about 27 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Kahalgaon, about 1.6 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 Sharafuddinpur
Nearest railway station Kahalgaon 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 1.7 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 27 km

Villages closest to Sharafuddinpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sharafuddinpur village had a population of 188. That makes it the 113th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Sharafuddinpur village has 103 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sharafuddinpur has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Sharafuddinpur is 813203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sharafuddinpur covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sharafuddinpur falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sharafuddinpur is Kahalgaon, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Sharafuddinpur is about 27 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sharafuddinpur is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Kahalgaon is about 1.6 km away. Colgong is about 1.7 km away. Bhagalpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sharfuddinpur (under 2 km), Ogri (under 2 km) and Colgong (1.7 km).

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

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