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About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a mid sized village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,126, made up of 576 males and 550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.17 hectares hectares.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Area (hectares) 46.17 hectares
Population 1,126
Male Population 576
Female Population 550
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is the 109th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 46.17 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Sherpur

Sherpur 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 Sherpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 12 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sipaya, about 3.3 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
Nearest railway station Sipaya 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchaikote 12 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 12 km
Nearest town Gopālganj 12 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherpur village had a population of 1,126. That makes it the 109th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Sherpur village has 576 males and 550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Sherpur covers 46.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sherpur falls under Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Sipaya, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sherpur.

Sherpur is about 12 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sipaya is about 3.3 km away. Kuchaikote is about 12 km away. Gopalganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankat (under 2 km), Bindwalia (under 2 km) and Matihanian Tewari (under 2 km).

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

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