About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is one of the larger villages in Maner tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 31,073, made up of 16,335 males and 14,738 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 585 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Maner
Pincode	801503
Area (hectares)	585 hectares
Population	31,073
Male Population	16,335
Female Population	14,738
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 6,296 residents. Its 585 hectares work out to about 53 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Sherpur

Sherpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sherpur 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 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 17 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Neora, about 8.8 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 town	Dinapur Cantonment	4.6 km
Nearest railway station	Neora	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maner	11 km
District headquarters	Patna	17 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maner 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 31,073. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,296 residents.

Sherpur village has 16,335 males and 14,738 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur is 801503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur covers 585 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 53 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sherpur falls under Maner tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Neora, about 8.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sherpur.

Sherpur is about 17 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Maner tehsil of Patna district. Dinapur Cantonment is about 4.6 km away. Neora is about 8.8 km away. Maner is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.