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About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a mid sized village in Marhaura tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,422, made up of 762 males and 660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Marhaura
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 1,422
Male Population 762
Female Population 660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is the 63rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Sherpur

The census records public bus service for Sherpur as Available within <5 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 <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 21 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Tejpurwa Halt, about 3.1 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 Tejpurwa Halt 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Marhaura 6.9 km
District headquarters Saran 21 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Marhaura 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 1,422. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents.

Sherpur village has 762 males and 660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Sherpur covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sherpur falls under Marhaura tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Tejpurwa Halt, about 3.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sherpur.

Sherpur is about 21 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Marhaura tehsil of Saran district. Tejpurwa Halt is about 3.1 km away. Marhaura is about 6.9 km away. Saran is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agahra (under 2 km), Bazidpur (under 2 km) and Nathua (1.7 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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