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About Sherganj Village

Sherganj is a mid sized village in Raghurajnagar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,721, made up of 941 males and 780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330.81 hectares hectares.

Sherganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherganj village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Raghurajnagar
Area (hectares) 330.81 hectares
Population 1,721
Male Population 941
Female Population 780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sherganj compares

By the 2011 count Sherganj is the 31st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 330.81 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Sherganj

Sherganj is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sherganj as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Semaria, Semra, Semri Kalan and Semri Khurd. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sherganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherganj village had a population of 1,721. That makes it the 31st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Sherganj village has 941 males and 780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherganj has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Sherganj covers 330.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sherganj falls under Raghurajnagar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Sherganj notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Sherganj.

Sherganj is in Raghurajnagar tehsil of Satna district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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