About Sherpur Bala Village

Sherpur Bala is a mid sized village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 836, made up of 433 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpur Bala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur Bala village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Hiranagar
Pincode	184142
Area (hectares)	70 hectares
Population	836
Male Population	433
Female Population	403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sherpur Bala compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur Bala is the 50th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Sherpur Bala

Sherpur Bala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sherpur Bala 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sherpur Bala from other places

Sherpur Bala lies about 5.5 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 7.7 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 Bala
District headquarters	Kathua	5.5 km
Nearest railway station	Budhi	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hiranagar	20 km

Villages closest to Sherpur Bala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hiranagar 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 Bala

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherpur Bala village had a population of 836. That makes it the 50th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Sherpur Bala village has 433 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur Bala has about 931 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.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur Bala is 184142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur Bala covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sherpur Bala falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur Bala is Budhi, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sherpur Bala.

Sherpur Bala is about 5.5 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur Bala is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Kathua is about 5.5 km away. Budhi is about 7.7 km away. Hiranagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.