About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a large village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,453, made up of 1,292 males and 1,161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1067 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Samrala
Pincode	141121
Area (hectares)	1067 hectares
Population	2,453
Male Population	1,292
Female Population	1,161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 1067 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Sherpur

Sherpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sherpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 43 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 14 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	Māchhīwāra	10 km
Nearest railway station	Khamanon	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Samrala	15 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	43 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

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 Sherpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherpur village had a population of 2,453. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Sherpur village has 1,292 males and 1,161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur is 141121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur covers 1067 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sherpur falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Khamanon, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sherpur.

Sherpur is about 43 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Māchhīwāra is about 10 km away. Khamanon is about 14 km away. Samrala is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.