About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a large village in Behror tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,404, made up of 1,229 males and 1,175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301701, 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	Behror
Pincode	301701
Area (hectares)	302 hectares
Population	2,404
Male Population	1,229
Female Population	1,175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
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 43rd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents. Its 302 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

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 48 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Mirzapur Bachhau, about 24 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
Tehsil headquarters	Behror	2.1 km
Nearest railway station	Mirzapur Bachhau	24 km
District headquarters	Alwar	48 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Behror 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 2,404. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents.

Sherpur village has 1,229 males and 1,175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur is 301701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur covers 302 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sherpur falls under Behror tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Mirzapur Bachhau, about 24 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 48 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 Behror tehsil of Alwar district. Behror is about 2.1 km away. Mirzapur Bachhau is about 24 km away. Alwar is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.