About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a mid sized village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,505, made up of 800 males and 705 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Alwar
Tehsil	Ramgarh
Pincode	301025
Area (hectares)	356 hectares
Population	1,505
Male Population	800
Female Population	705
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	881
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is the 56th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 356 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

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 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 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 153 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Govindi Marwar, about 9.2 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	Govindi Marwar	9.2 km
Nearest town	Sāmbhar	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ramgarh	22 km
District headquarters	Alwar	153 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramgarh 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 1,505. That makes it the 56th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Sherpur village has 800 males and 705 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur is 301025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur covers 356 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sherpur falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Govindi Marwar, about 9.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sherpur.

Sherpur is about 153 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Ramgarh tehsil of Alwar district. Govindi Marwar is about 9.2 km away. Sāmbhar is about 16 km away. Ramgarh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.