About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a large village in Hindaun tehsil, in the district of Karauli, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,817, made up of 2,619 males and 2,198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 322236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Karauli
Tehsil	Hindaun
Pincode	322236
Area (hectares)	289.9 hectares
Population	4,817
Male Population	2,619
Female Population	2,198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	839
Bus Service (public)	Available within 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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents. Its 289.9 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 854.

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 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 30 km from Karauli, and the nearest railway station is Dhindhora Hukmi Kheda, 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 Sherpur
Nearest railway station	Dhindhora Hukmi Kheda	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hindaun	8.9 km
District headquarters	Karauli	30 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hindaun 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 4,817. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents.

Sherpur village has 2,619 males and 2,198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 854.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur is 322236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur covers 289.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sherpur falls under Hindaun tehsil of Karauli district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Dhindhora Hukmi Kheda, about 5.3 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 village for Sherpur.

Sherpur is about 30 km from Karauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Hindaun tehsil of Karauli district. Dhindhora Hukmi Kheda is about 5.3 km away. Hindaun is about 8.9 km away. Karauli is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.