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About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a mid sized village in Noorsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,380, made up of 734 males and 646 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Noorsarai
Area (hectares) 131 hectares
Population 1,380
Male Population 734
Female Population 646
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 43rd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

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 - 10 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 2.3 km from Nalanda. 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 Noorsarai 2.3 km
District headquarters Nalanda 2.3 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 Noorsarai 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 1,380. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents.

Sherpur village has 734 males and 646 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Sherpur covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sherpur falls under Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Sherpur notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance 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 Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Noorsarai is about 2.3 km away. Nalanda is about 2.3 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratanpur (under 2 km), Darwara (under 2 km) and Kundi (under 2 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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