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About Shergarh Village

Shergarh is a mid sized village in Sitamau tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 894, made up of 465 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399.33 hectares hectares.

Shergarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shergarh village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Sitamau
Area (hectares) 399.33 hectares
Population 894
Male Population 465
Female Population 429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shergarh compares

By the 2011 count Shergarh is the 73rd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents. Its 399.33 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Shergarh

Shergarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shergarh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Shergarh from other places

Shergarh lies about 30 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Dalauda, about 20 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 Shergarh
Tehsil headquarters Sitamau 14 km
Nearest railway station Dalauda 20 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 30 km

Villages closest to Shergarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shergarh village had a population of 894. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents.

Shergarh village has 465 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shergarh has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Shergarh covers 399.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shergarh falls under Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shergarh is Dalauda, about 20 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 village for Shergarh.

Shergarh is about 30 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shergarh is in Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district. Sitamau is about 14 km away. Dalauda is about 20 km away. Mandsaur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhangariya (2.7 km), Laori (2.9 km) and Saragsedra (3.0 km).

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

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