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About Sherpur Buzurg Village

Sherpur Buzurg is a small village in Tal tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 147 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.25 hectares hectares.

Sherpur Buzurg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur Buzurg village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Tal
Area (hectares) 215.25 hectares
Population 284
Male Population 147
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sherpur Buzurg compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur Buzurg is the 74th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents. Its 215.25 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Sherpur Buzurg

The census records public bus service for Sherpur Buzurg as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sherpur Buzurg from other places

Sherpur Buzurg lies about 52 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Mahidpur Road, about 3.0 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 Buzurg
Nearest railway station Mahidpur Road 3.0 km
Nearest town Nagda 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Tal 23 km
District headquarters Ratlam 52 km

Villages closest to Sherpur Buzurg

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherpur Buzurg village had a population of 284. That makes it the 74th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents.

Sherpur Buzurg village has 147 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur Buzurg has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Sherpur Buzurg covers 215.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sherpur Buzurg falls under Tal tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur Buzurg is Mahidpur Road, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sherpur Buzurg.

Sherpur Buzurg is about 52 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur Buzurg is in Tal tehsil of Ratlam district. Mahidpur Road is about 3.0 km away. Nagda is about 12 km away. Tal is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolu Khedi (under 2 km), Minawada (2.0 km) and Kasari Chouhan (3.5 km).

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

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