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About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 229 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144102
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 443
Male Population 229
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
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 222nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

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 19 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 9.4 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 Mahngarwal Doaba 9.4 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 19 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 23 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garhshankar 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 443. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Sherpur village has 229 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur is 144102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sherpur falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 9.4 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 19 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mahngarwal Doaba is about 9.4 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 19 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhakon (under 2 km), Gogon (under 2 km) and Gogron (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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