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About Sherpur Sodhian Village

Sherpur Sodhian is a mid sized village in Dhuri tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 779, made up of 409 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpur Sodhian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur Sodhian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Dhuri
Pincode 148024
Area (hectares) 263.68 hectares
Population 779
Male Population 409
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sherpur Sodhian compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur Sodhian is the 87th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents. Its 263.68 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Sherpur Sodhian

Sherpur Sodhian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sherpur Sodhian as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sodhian from other places

Sherpur Sodhian lies about 19 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Kaulseri, about 2.9 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 Sodhian
Nearest railway station Kaulseri 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuri 6.9 km
Nearest town Dhūri 6.9 km
District headquarters Sangrur 19 km

Villages closest to Sherpur Sodhian

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.

Common questions about Sherpur Sodhian

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherpur Sodhian village had a population of 779. That makes it the 87th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents.

Sherpur Sodhian village has 409 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur Sodhian has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur Sodhian is 148024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur Sodhian covers 263.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sherpur Sodhian falls under Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur Sodhian is Kaulseri, about 2.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sherpur Sodhian.

Sherpur Sodhian is about 19 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur Sodhian is in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district. Kaulseri is about 2.9 km away. Dhuri is about 6.9 km away. Dhūri is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakhlan (1.8 km), Dhandra (2.1 km) and Banganwali (2.4 km).

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

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