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About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 644, made up of 319 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, 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 Mukerian
Pincode 144205
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 644
Male Population 319
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is the 155th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

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 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 48 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghaunspur, about 2.6 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 Ghaunspur 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 5.7 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 5.7 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 48 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mukerian 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 644. That makes it the 155th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Sherpur village has 319 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur is 144205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sherpur falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Ghaunspur, about 2.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sherpur.

Sherpur is about 48 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 Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Ghaunspur is about 2.6 km away. Mukerian is about 5.7 km away. Mukeriān is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mansurpur (1.6 km), Panjdhera Gazi (1.8 km) and Bishanpur (2.1 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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