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About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a mid sized village in Joura tehsil, in the district of Morena, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 861, made up of 481 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 790 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Morena
Tehsil Joura
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 861
Male Population 481
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 790
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is the 152nd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,731 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 819.

Getting to Sherpur

Sherpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sherpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 from other places

Sherpur lies about 33 km from Morena, and the nearest railway station is Sikroda, about 5.8 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 Sikroda 5.8 km
Nearest town Kailāras 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Joura 12 km
District headquarters Morena 33 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Joura 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 861. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,731 residents.

Sherpur village has 481 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 790 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 819.

Sherpur covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sherpur falls under Joura tehsil of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Sikroda, about 5.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sherpur.

Sherpur is about 33 km from Morena in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Joura tehsil of Morena district. Sikroda is about 5.8 km away. Kailāras is about 11 km away. Joura is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mukhtyarpur (under 2 km), Khutiyanihar (under 2 km) and Baghel (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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