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About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a mid sized village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,273, made up of 644 males and 629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar I
Pincode 144025
Area (hectares) 56.6 hectares
Population 1,273
Male Population 644
Female Population 629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 54th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 56.6 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

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 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 Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Nakodar Junction, about 2.4 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 town Nakodar under 2 km
Nearest railway station Nakodar Junction 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar I 24 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 24 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar I 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 1,273. That makes it the 54th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Sherpur village has 644 males and 629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur is 144025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur covers 56.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sherpur falls under Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Nakodar Junction, about 2.4 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 km distance for Sherpur.

Sherpur is about 24 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Nakodar is about under 2 km away. Nakodar Junction is about 2.4 km away. Jalandhar I is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Usmanpur (2.1 km), Luhar Nangal (4.6 km) and Nangal Fateh Khan (4.6 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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