About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a mid sized village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 690, made up of 334 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tikari
Pincode	824236
Area (hectares)	87 hectares
Population	690
Male Population	334
Female Population	356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,066
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is the 113th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 22 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 13 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	Tikari	1.5 km
Nearest town	Tekāri	1.5 km
Nearest railway station	Bela	13 km
District headquarters	Gaya	22 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tikari 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 690. That makes it the 113th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Sherpur village has 334 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur is 824236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sherpur falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Bela, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sherpur.

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

Sherpur is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 1.5 km away. Tekāri is about 1.5 km away. Bela is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.