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About Sherpur Khurd Village

Sherpur Khurd is a mid sized village in Alot tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,614, made up of 835 males and 779 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 430.64 hectares hectares.

Sherpur Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur Khurd village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Alot
Area (hectares) 430.64 hectares
Population 1,614
Male Population 835
Female Population 779
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sherpur Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur Khurd is the 12th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 840 residents. Its 430.64 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Sherpur Khurd

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

How far is Sherpur Khurd from other places

Sherpur Khurd lies about 64 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Luni Richha, about 6.4 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 Khurd
Nearest railway station Luni Richha 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Alot 7.9 km
District headquarters Ratlam 64 km

Villages closest to Sherpur Khurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherpur Khurd village had a population of 1,614. That makes it the 12th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 840 residents.

Sherpur Khurd village has 835 males and 779 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur Khurd has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Sherpur Khurd covers 430.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sherpur Khurd falls under Alot tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur Khurd is Luni Richha, about 6.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sherpur Khurd.

Sherpur Khurd is about 64 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur Khurd is in Alot tehsil of Ratlam district. Luni Richha is about 6.4 km away. Alot is about 7.9 km away. Ratlam is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hingadi (under 2 km), Beti Khedi (2.0 km) and Jahanabad (2.3 km).

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

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