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About Sherganj Village

Sherganj is a small village in Pipalda tehsil, in the district of Kota, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 230 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325009, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherganj village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Kota
Tehsil Pipalda
Pincode 325009
Area (hectares) 365.16 hectares
Population 424
Male Population 230
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherganj compares

By the 2011 count Sherganj is the 109th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,086 residents. Its 365.16 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Sherganj

Sherganj is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sherganj as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sherganj from other places

Sherganj lies about 75 km from Kota, and the nearest railway station is Indragarh Sumerganj Mandi, about 14 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 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Pipalda 16 km
Nearest town Lākheri 18 km
District headquarters Kota 75 km

Villages closest to Sherganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pipalda 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 424. That makes it the 109th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,086 residents.

Sherganj village has 230 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherganj has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Sherganj is 325009. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherganj covers 365.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sherganj falls under Pipalda tehsil of Kota district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sherganj is Indragarh Sumerganj Mandi, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sherganj.

Sherganj is about 75 km from Kota in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherganj is in Pipalda tehsil of Kota district. Indragarh Sumerganj Mandi is about 14 km away. Pipalda is about 16 km away. Lākheri is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sherpur (under 2 km), Bangrod (2.0 km) and Borda (3.1 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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