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About Sherpur Dogran Village

Sherpur Dogran is a small village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 77 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144628, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpur Dogran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur Dogran village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Sultanpur Lodhi
Pincode 144628
Area (hectares) 254.18 hectares
Population 155
Male Population 77
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherpur Dogran compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur Dogran is the 129th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 254.18 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Sherpur Dogran

Sherpur Dogran is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sherpur Dogran 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sherpur Dogran from other places

Sherpur Dogran lies about 28 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Govindwal Sahib, about 9.3 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 Dogran
Nearest railway station Govindwal Sahib 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sultanpur Lodhi 11 km
Nearest town Patti 24 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 28 km

Villages closest to Sherpur Dogran

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sultanpur Lodhi 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 Dogran

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherpur Dogran village had a population of 155. That makes it the 129th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Sherpur Dogran village has 77 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur Dogran has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur Dogran is 144628. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur Dogran covers 254.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sherpur Dogran falls under Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur Dogran is Govindwal Sahib, about 9.3 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 km distance for Sherpur Dogran.

Sherpur Dogran is about 28 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur Dogran is in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district. Govindwal Sahib is about 9.3 km away. Sultanpur Lodhi is about 11 km away. Patti 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 Alam Khanwala (under 2 km), Baoopur Jadid (1.6 km) and Doda Sodagar (1.8 km).

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

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