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About Sherampur Village

Sherampur is a small village in Benipur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 10 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Benipur
Pincode 847233
Area (hectares) 1 hectares
Population 22
Male Population 10
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sherampur compares

By the 2011 count Sherampur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,488 residents. Its 1 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Sherampur

Sherampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sherampur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sherampur from other places

Sherampur lies about 27 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Manigachi, about 15 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 Sherampur
Tehsil headquarters Benipur 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Manigachi 15 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 27 km

Villages closest to Sherampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherampur village had a population of 22. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,488 residents.

Sherampur village has 10 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherampur has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Sherampur is 847233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherampur covers 1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sherampur falls under Benipur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sherampur is Manigachi, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sherampur.

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

Sherampur is in Benipur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Benipur is about 3.0 km away. Manigachi is about 15 km away. Darbhanga 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 Nawada (under 2 km), Kishunpur (under 2 km) and Mokarampur (2.5 km).

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

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