About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a mid sized village in Akorhi Gola tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 754, made up of 385 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Akorhi Gola
Pincode	821301
Area (hectares)	102.4 hectares
Population	754
Male Population	385
Female Population	369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is the 47th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,267 residents. Its 102.4 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

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 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 49 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Dehri on Sone, about 7.4 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	Madhurampur Dehri	2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akorhi Gola	2.5 km
Nearest railway station	Dehri on Sone	7.4 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	49 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akorhi Gola 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 754. That makes it the 47th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,267 residents.

Sherpur village has 385 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur is 821301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur covers 102.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sherpur falls under Akorhi Gola tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Dehri on Sone, about 7.4 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 village for Sherpur.

Sherpur is about 49 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Akorhi Gola tehsil of Rohtas district. Madhurampur Dehri is about 2.0 km away. Akorhi Gola is about 2.5 km away. Dehri on Sone is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.