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About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a mid sized village in Naraingarh tehsil, in the district of Ambala, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 903, made up of 492 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 133103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Ambala
Tehsil Naraingarh
Pincode 133103
Area (hectares) 290 hectares
Population 903
Male Population 492
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is the 80th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,186 residents. Its 290 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 889.

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 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 Sherpur from other places

Sherpur lies about 22 km from Ambala, and the nearest railway station is Kesri, about 14 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 Kesri 14 km
Nearest town Bablāi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Naraingarh 16 km
District headquarters Ambala 22 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Naraingarh 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 903. That makes it the 80th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,186 residents.

Sherpur village has 492 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur is 133103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur covers 290 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sherpur falls under Naraingarh tehsil of Ambala district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Kesri, about 14 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 Sherpur.

Sherpur is about 22 km from Ambala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Naraingarh tehsil of Ambala district. Kesri is about 14 km away. Bablāi is about 14 km away. Naraingarh is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parail (under 2 km), Badhauli (1.8 km) and Handi Khera (2.1 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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