About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a mid sized village in Goriakothi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,055, made up of 549 males and 506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Goriakothi
Pincode	841439
Area (hectares)	115 hectares
Population	1,055
Male Population	549
Female Population	506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is the 66th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

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 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 Sherpur from other places

Sherpur lies about 15 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Duraundha Junction, about 3.2 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	Duraundha Junction	3.2 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goriakothi	15 km
District headquarters	Siwan	15 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goriakothi 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 1,055. That makes it the 66th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Sherpur village has 549 males and 506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur is 841439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sherpur falls under Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Duraundha Junction, about 3.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sherpur.

Sherpur is about 15 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district. Duraundha Junction is about 3.2 km away. Mahārājgani is about 5.6 km away. Goriakothi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.