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About Sherad Village

Sherad is a mid sized village in Kalamb tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,081, made up of 547 males and 534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.73 hectares hectares.

Sherad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Kalamb
Area (hectares) 395.73 hectares
Population 1,081
Male Population 547
Female Population 534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherad compares

By the 2011 count Sherad is the 26th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 839 residents. Its 395.73 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Sherad

Sherad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sherad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sherad from other places

Sherad lies about 14 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Yavatmal 1, about 15 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 Sherad
Tehsil headquarters Kalamb 12 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 14 km
Nearest town Yavatmāl 14 km
Nearest railway station Yavatmal 1 15 km

Villages closest to Sherad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherad village had a population of 1,081. That makes it the 26th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 839 residents.

Sherad village has 547 males and 534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherad has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Sherad covers 395.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sherad falls under Kalamb tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sherad is Yavatmal 1, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sherad.

Sherad is about 14 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherad is in Kalamb tehsil of Yavatmal district. Kalamb is about 12 km away. Yavatmal is about 14 km away. Yavatmāl is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohdari (under 2 km), Pophalani (2.0 km) and Khairi (2.8 km).

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

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