About Sherpura Village

Sherpura is a mid sized village in Jahazpur tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 281 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311605, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpura village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Bhilwara
Tehsil	Jahazpur
Pincode	311605
Area (hectares)	248 hectares
Population	559
Male Population	281
Female Population	278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherpura compares

By the 2011 count Sherpura is the 116th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 886 residents. Its 248 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Sherpura

Sherpura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sherpura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sherpura from other places

Sherpura lies about 62 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Upramal, about 19 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 Sherpura
Nearest railway station	Upramal	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jahazpur	21 km
Nearest town	Jahāzpur	21 km
District headquarters	Bhilwara	62 km

Villages closest to Sherpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jahazpur 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 Sherpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherpura village had a population of 559. That makes it the 116th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 886 residents.

Sherpura village has 281 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpura has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Sherpura is 311605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpura covers 248 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sherpura falls under Jahazpur tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sherpura is Upramal, about 19 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sherpura.

Sherpura is about 62 km from Bhilwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpura is in Jahazpur tehsil of Bhilwara district. Upramal is about 19 km away. Jahazpur is about 21 km away. Jahāzpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.