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About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a small village in Ashti tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 45 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Ashti
Pincode 442202
Area (hectares) 113.51 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 45
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is the 65th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 888 residents. Its 113.51 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 67 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Arvi, about 22 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
Tehsil headquarters Ashti 4.5 km
Nearest town Ārvi 22 km
Nearest railway station Arvi 22 km
District headquarters Wardha 67 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ashti 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 90. That makes it the 65th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 888 residents.

Sherpur village has 45 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur is 442202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur covers 113.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sherpur falls under Ashti tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Arvi, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sherpur.

Sherpur is about 67 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Ashti tehsil of Wardha district. Ashti is about 4.5 km away. Ārvi is about 22 km away. Arvi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsoda (under 2 km), Vishwanagar (under 2 km) and Khadki (under 2 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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