About Sherian Village

Sherian is a small village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 71 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherian village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Samrala
Pincode	141115
Area (hectares)	130 hectares
Population	137
Male Population	71
Female Population	66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherian compares

By the 2011 count Sherian is the 174th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Sherian

Sherian is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sherian as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sherian from other places

Sherian lies about 37 km from Ludhiana. 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 Sherian
Nearest town	Māchhīwāra	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Samrala	12 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	37 km

Villages closest to Sherian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Samrala 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.

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Common questions about Sherian

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherian village had a population of 137. That makes it the 174th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Sherian village has 71 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherian has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Sherian is 141115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherian covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sherian falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The census record for Sherian notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sherian.

Sherian is about 37 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherian is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Māchhīwāra is about 4.9 km away. Samrala is about 12 km away. Ludhiana is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.