About Sharif Nagar Village

Sharif Nagar is a large village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,208, made up of 1,148 males and 1,060 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.72 hectares hectares.

Sharif Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sharif Nagar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Balrampur
Area (hectares)	193.72 hectares
Population	2,208
Male Population	1,148
Female Population	1,060
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sharif Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Sharif Nagar is the 18th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 193.72 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Sharif Nagar

Sharif Nagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sharif Nagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sharif Nagar from other places

Sharif Nagar lies about 20 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kamalpur Halt, about 7.2 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 Sharif Nagar
Nearest railway station	Kamalpur Halt	7.2 km
District headquarters	Katihar	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balrampur	27 km

Villages closest to Sharif Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balrampur 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 Sharif Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sharif Nagar village had a population of 2,208. That makes it the 18th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Sharif Nagar village has 1,148 males and 1,060 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sharif Nagar has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Sharif Nagar covers 193.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sharif Nagar falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sharif Nagar is Kamalpur Halt, about 7.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sharif Nagar.

Sharif Nagar is about 20 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sharif Nagar is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Kamalpur Halt is about 7.2 km away. Katihar is about 20 km away. Balrampur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.