About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is one of the larger villages in Dhuri tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,983, made up of 3,705 males and 3,278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1018.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sangrur
Tehsil	Dhuri
Pincode	148025
Area (hectares)	1018.62 hectares
Population	6,983
Male Population	3,705
Female Population	3,278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
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 the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents. Its 1018.62 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

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 26 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Alal, about 7.5 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	Alal	7.5 km
Nearest town	Barnāla	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuri	17 km
District headquarters	Sangrur	26 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhuri 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 6,983. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents.

Sherpur village has 3,705 males and 3,278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur is 148025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur covers 1018.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sherpur falls under Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Alal, about 7.5 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 26 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district. Alal is about 7.5 km away. Barnāla is about 17 km away. Dhuri is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.