About Sharifnagar Village

Sharifnagar is a small village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 123, made up of 63 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.9 hectares hectares.

Sharifnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sharifnagar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	9.9 hectares
Population	123
Male Population	63
Female Population	60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sharifnagar compares

By the 2011 count Sharifnagar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 9.9 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Sharifnagar

Sharifnagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sharifnagar as Available within 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 Sharifnagar from other places

Sharifnagar 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 Sharifnagar
Nearest railway station	Kamalpur Halt	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	17 km
District headquarters	Katihar	20 km

Villages closest to Sharifnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sharifnagar village had a population of 123. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Sharifnagar village has 63 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sharifnagar has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Sharifnagar covers 9.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sharifnagar falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sharifnagar 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sharifnagar.

Sharifnagar 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.

Sharifnagar is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Kamalpur Halt is about 7.2 km away. Barsoi is about 17 km away. Katihar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.