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About Sherganj Village

Sherganj is a small village in Indragarh tehsil, in the district of Bundi, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 219 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 323613, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherganj village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bundi
Tehsil Indragarh
Pincode 323613
Area (hectares) 194.81 hectares
Population 423
Male Population 219
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sherganj compares

By the 2011 count Sherganj is the 82nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 755 residents. Its 194.81 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 915.

Getting to Sherganj

Sherganj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sherganj as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sherganj from other places

Sherganj lies about 70 km from Bundi, and the nearest railway station is Indragarh Sumerganj Mandi, about 5.3 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 Sherganj
Nearest railway station Indragarh Sumerganj Mandi 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Indragarh 6.7 km
Nearest town Lākheri 13 km
District headquarters Bundi 70 km

Villages closest to Sherganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherganj village had a population of 423. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 755 residents.

Sherganj village has 219 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherganj has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Sherganj is 323613. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherganj covers 194.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sherganj falls under Indragarh tehsil of Bundi district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sherganj is Indragarh Sumerganj Mandi, about 5.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sherganj.

Sherganj is about 70 km from Bundi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherganj is in Indragarh tehsil of Bundi district. Indragarh Sumerganj Mandi is about 5.3 km away. Indragarh is about 6.7 km away. Lākheri is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bala Pura (under 2 km), Balapura (under 2 km) and Tokaspura (2.3 km).

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

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