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About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a small village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 467, made up of 234 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143518
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 467
Male Population 234
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is the 296th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

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 5 - 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 24 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Vadala Granthin, about 2.5 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
Nearest railway station Vadala Granthin 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 9.1 km
Nearest town Batāla 9.1 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 24 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Batala 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 467. That makes it the 296th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Sherpur village has 234 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur is 143518. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sherpur falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Vadala Granthin, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 24 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Vadala Granthin is about 2.5 km away. Batala is about 9.1 km away. Batāla is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sham Sherpur (under 2 km), Harsian (under 2 km) and Mamrai (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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