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About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a large village in Musahri tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,745, made up of 1,406 males and 1,339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Musahri
Area (hectares) 25 hectares
Population 2,745
Male Population 1,406
Female Population 1,339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is the 37th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,768 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 110 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Sherpur

The census records public bus service for Sherpur as Available within <5 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 <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 113 km from Muzaffarpur, 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
Nearest town Gopālganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Musahri 29 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 113 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Musahri 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 2,745. That makes it the 37th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,768 residents.

Sherpur village has 1,406 males and 1,339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 895.

Sherpur covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 110 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sherpur falls under Musahri tehsil of Muzaffarpur 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sherpur.

Sherpur is about 113 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Musahri tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Sipaya is about 3.3 km away. Gopālganj is about 12 km away. Musahri is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalalpur Baikat (7.2 km), Jalalpur Balbhadar (7.2 km) and Bahadurpur (12 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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