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About Shergarh Village

Shergarh is a mid sized village in Narwar tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 712, made up of 397 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 793 females per 1000 males. The village covers 383.2 hectares hectares.

Shergarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shergarh village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Narwar
Area (hectares) 383.2 hectares
Population 712
Male Population 397
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 793
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Shergarh compares

By the 2011 count Shergarh is the 94th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 383.2 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 836.

Getting to Shergarh

Shergarh 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 Shergarh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shergarh from other places

Shergarh lies about 34 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Indergarh, about 27 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 Narwar 4.7 km
Nearest town Karera 26 km
Nearest railway station Indergarh 27 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 34 km

Villages closest to Shergarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narwar 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 712. That makes it the 94th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Shergarh village has 397 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shergarh has about 793 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 836.

Shergarh covers 383.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shergarh falls under Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shergarh is Indergarh, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shergarh.

Shergarh is about 34 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shergarh is in Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district. Narwar is about 4.7 km away. Karera is about 26 km away. Indergarh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakrampur (2.2 km), Jaitpur (3.9 km) and Badadhah (4.1 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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