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About Sherpura Village

Sherpura is a small village in Nawa tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 199 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 787.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341509, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Nawa
Pincode 341509
Area (hectares) 787.39 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 199
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
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 Sherpura compares

By the 2011 count Sherpura is the 191st largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,499 residents. Its 787.39 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, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Sherpura

Sherpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sherpura 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 Sherpura from other places

Sherpura lies about 144 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Govindi Marwar, about 9.2 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 Govindi Marwar 9.2 km
Nearest town Sāmbhar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawa 18 km
District headquarters Nagaur 144 km

Villages closest to Sherpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawa 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 381. That makes it the 191st largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,499 residents.

Sherpura village has 199 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpura has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Sherpura is 341509. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpura covers 787.39 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 Nawa tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sherpura is Govindi Marwar, about 9.2 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 Sherpura.

Sherpura is about 144 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpura is in Nawa tehsil of Nagaur district. Govindi Marwar is about 9.2 km away. Sāmbhar is about 16 km away. Nawa 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 Piprali (2.1 km), Bajna (3.0 km) and Thikariya Kalan (3.3 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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