About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a mid sized village in Chatra tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 636, made up of 333 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Chatra
Pincode	825401
Area (hectares)	41 hectares
Population	636
Male Population	333
Female Population	303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 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 56th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 605 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

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 5 - 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 11 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 43 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
Tehsil headquarters	Chatra	11 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	11 km
Nearest railway station	Shivpur	43 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chatra 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 636. That makes it the 56th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 605 residents.

Sherpur village has 333 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sherpur falls under Chatra tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Shivpur, about 43 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sherpur.

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

Sherpur is in Chatra tehsil of Chatra district. Chatra is about 11 km away. Chatrā is about 11 km away. Shivpur is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.