About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a large village in Tardih tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,377, made up of 1,207 males and 1,170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Tardih
Pincode	847407
Area (hectares)	154 hectares
Population	2,377
Male Population	1,207
Female Population	1,170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is the 20th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,245 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

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 5 - 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 35 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Lohna Road, about 6.0 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	Tardih	2.7 km
Nearest railway station	Lohna Road	6.0 km
Nearest town	Jhanjhārpur	11 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	35 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tardih 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 2,377. That makes it the 20th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,245 residents.

Sherpur village has 1,207 males and 1,170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur is 847407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sherpur falls under Tardih tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Lohna Road, about 6.0 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 village for Sherpur.

Sherpur is about 35 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Tardih tehsil of Darbhanga district. Tardih is about 2.7 km away. Lohna Road is about 6.0 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.