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About Sherpura Village

Sherpura is a small village in Jetpur Pavi tehsil, in the district of Vadodara, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 377, made up of 200 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 391135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpura village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Vadodara
Tehsil Jetpur Pavi
Pincode 391135
Area (hectares) 209.62 hectares
Population 377
Male Population 200
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherpura compares

By the 2011 count Sherpura is the 182nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,204 residents. Its 209.62 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Sherpura

Sherpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sherpura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sherpura from other places

Sherpura lies about under 2 km from Vadodara, and the nearest railway station is Pratapnagar, about 2.0 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 Sherpura
Tehsil headquarters Jetpur Pavi under 2 km
District headquarters Vadodara under 2 km
Nearest railway station Pratapnagar 2.0 km

Villages closest to Sherpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jetpur Pavi 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 Sherpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherpura village had a population of 377. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,204 residents.

Sherpura village has 200 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpura has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Sherpura is 391135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpura covers 209.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sherpura falls under Jetpur Pavi tehsil of Vadodara district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Sherpura is Pratapnagar, about 2.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sherpura.

Sherpura is about under 2 km from Vadodara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpura is in Jetpur Pavi tehsil of Vadodara district. Jetpur Pavi is about under 2 km away. Vadodara is about under 2 km away. Pratapnagar is about 2.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambakhut (under 2 km), Ambazati (under 2 km) and Aniyadri (under 2 km).

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

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