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About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a mid sized village in Rahui tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,545, made up of 810 males and 735 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Rahui
Pincode 803119
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 1,545
Male Population 810
Female Population 735
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is the 33rd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Sherpur

Sherpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sherpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 13 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Dekpura Halt, 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 Dekpura Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rahui 2.8 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 5.8 km
District headquarters Nalanda 13 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rahui 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 1,545. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents.

Sherpur village has 810 males and 735 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur is 803119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sherpur falls under Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Dekpura Halt, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sherpur.

Sherpur is about 13 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 Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district. Dekpura Halt is about under 2 km away. Rahui is about 2.8 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Itasan Bhadwa (under 2 km), Sikandarpur Digpura (under 2 km) and Gaibi (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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