About Sherpura Village

Sherpura is a mid sized village in Dulhin Bazar tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,463, made up of 773 males and 690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares.

Sherpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Dulhin Bazar
Area (hectares)	168 hectares
Population	1,463
Male Population	773
Female Population	690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	893
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherpura compares

By the 2011 count Sherpura is the 32nd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,539 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Sherpura

Sherpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sherpura as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sherpura from other places

Sherpura lies about 34 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Taregna, about 15 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 Sherpura
Nearest town	Bikram	7.9 km
Nearest railway station	Taregna	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dulhin Bazar	34 km
District headquarters	Patna	34 km

Villages closest to Sherpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dulhin Bazar 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 Sherpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherpura village had a population of 1,463. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,539 residents.

Sherpura village has 773 males and 690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpura has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Sherpura covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sherpura falls under Dulhin Bazar tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sherpura is Taregna, about 15 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sherpura.

Sherpura is about 34 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpura is in Dulhin Bazar tehsil of Patna district. Bikram is about 7.9 km away. Taregna is about 15 km away. Dulhin Bazar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.