About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a mid sized village in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,925, made up of 1,028 males and 897 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Asthawan
Area (hectares)	167 hectares
Population	1,925
Male Population	1,028
Female Population	897
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	873
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is the 31st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Sherpur

Sherpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sherpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 2.3 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Noorsarai, about 5.9 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
Tehsil headquarters	Asthawan	2.3 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	2.3 km
Nearest railway station	Noorsarai	5.9 km
Nearest town	Bihār Sharīf	9.6 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherpur village had a population of 1,925. That makes it the 31st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Sherpur village has 1,028 males and 897 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Sherpur covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sherpur falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Noorsarai, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sherpur.

Sherpur is about 2.3 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Asthawan is about 2.3 km away. Nalanda is about 2.3 km away. Noorsarai is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.