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About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a small village in Surajgarha tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 83 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Surajgarha
Area (hectares) 28 hectares
Population 169
Male Population 83
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is the 97th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Sherpur

Sherpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sherpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 20 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Rampur Dumra, about under 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 Sherpur
Nearest railway station Rampur Dumra under 2 km
Nearest town Barhiya 6.2 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Surajgarha 24 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Surajgarha 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 169. That makes it the 97th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents.

Sherpur village has 83 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 887.

Sherpur covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sherpur falls under Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Rampur Dumra, about under 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sherpur.

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

Sherpur is in Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Rampur Dumra is about under 2 km away. Barhiya is about 6.2 km away. Lakhisarai is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siraia Mirdaha English (under 2 km), Raichiahi (9.9 km) and Kaleanpur (13 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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