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About Sherpura Village

Sherpura is a large village in Lunkaransar tehsil, in the district of Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,921, made up of 2,535 males and 2,386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9177 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 334604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bikaner
Tehsil Lunkaransar
Pincode 334604
Area (hectares) 9177 hectares
Population 4,921
Male Population 2,535
Female Population 2,386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sherpura compares

By the 2011 count Sherpura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,709 residents. Its 9177 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Sherpura

Sherpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sherpura 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 5 - 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 102 km from Bikaner, and the nearest railway station is Mahajan, about 6.7 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 Mahajan 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Lunkaransar 34 km
Nearest town Suratgarh 62 km
District headquarters Bikaner 102 km

Villages closest to Sherpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherpura village had a population of 4,921. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,709 residents.

Sherpura village has 2,535 males and 2,386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpura has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Sherpura is 334604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpura covers 9177 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sherpura falls under Lunkaransar tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sherpura is Mahajan, about 6.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sherpura.

Sherpura is about 102 km from Bikaner in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpura is in Lunkaransar tehsil of Bikaner district. Mahajan is about 6.7 km away. Lunkaransar is about 34 km away. Suratgarh is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhani Chhilan (6.0 km), 11 Mkd (6.9 km) and 18 Mkd (6.9 km).

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

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