About Sher Village

Sher is one of the larger villages in Sidhwalia tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,230, made up of 5,705 males and 5,525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sher village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Sidhwalia
Pincode	841407
Area (hectares)	1123 hectares
Population	11,230
Male Population	5,705
Female Population	5,525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sher compares

By the 2011 count Sher is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents. Its 1123 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Sher

Sher is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sher 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 Sher from other places

Sher lies about 23 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sher, 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 Sher
Nearest railway station	Sher	1.6 km
Nearest town	Barauli	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sidhwalia	7.9 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	23 km

Villages closest to Sher

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sher village had a population of 11,230. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents.

Sher village has 5,705 males and 5,525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sher has about 968 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 1014.

The pincode recorded for Sher is 841407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sher covers 1123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sher falls under Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sher is Sher, about 1.6 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 Sher.

Sher is about 23 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sher is in Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sher is about 1.6 km away. Barauli is about 5.5 km away. Sidhwalia is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.