About Awapur Urf Sherpur Village

Awapur Urf Sherpur is one of the larger villages in Pupri tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18,971, made up of 9,855 males and 9,116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 769 hectares hectares.

Awapur Urf Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Awapur Urf Sherpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sitamarhi
Tehsil	Pupri
Area (hectares)	769 hectares
Population	18,971
Male Population	9,855
Female Population	9,116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Awapur Urf Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Awapur Urf Sherpur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents. Its 769 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Awapur Urf Sherpur

Awapur Urf 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 Awapur Urf 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Bachharpur Urf Sahu Tikai, Bagha Sati, Bahilwara and Bairwa. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Awapur Urf Sherpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Awapur Urf Sherpur village had a population of 18,971. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents.

Awapur Urf Sherpur village has 9,855 males and 9,116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Awapur Urf Sherpur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

Awapur Urf Sherpur covers 769 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Awapur Urf Sherpur falls under Pupri tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The census record for Awapur Urf Sherpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Awapur Urf Sherpur.

Awapur Urf Sherpur is in Pupri tehsil of Sitamarhi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Awapur Urf Sherpur today is likely to be higher.