About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 96 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	173208
Area (hectares)	51 hectares
Population	179
Male Population	96
Female Population	83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	865
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is the 95th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 1020.

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 village. 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 11 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 8.1 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	Salogra	8.1 km
District headquarters	Solan	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	30 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arki 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 179. That makes it the 95th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Sherpur village has 96 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sherpur falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Salogra, about 8.1 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 village for Sherpur.

Sherpur is about 11 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 8.1 km away. Solan is about 11 km away. Arki is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.