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About Sherkhan Village

Sherkhan is a large village in Etmadpur tehsil, in the district of Agra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,673, made up of 1,447 males and 1,226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417.22 hectares hectares.

Sherkhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherkhan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Agra
Tehsil Etmadpur
Area (hectares) 417.22 hectares
Population 2,673
Male Population 1,447
Female Population 1,226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sherkhan compares

By the 2011 count Sherkhan is the 43rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,209 residents. Its 417.22 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 863.

Getting to Sherkhan

Sherkhan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sherkhan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sherkhan from other places

Sherkhan lies about 18 km from Agra, and the nearest railway station is Barhan, about 9.1 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 Sherkhan
Nearest railway station Barhan 9.1 km
Nearest town Sadābād 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Etmadpur 14 km
District headquarters Agra 18 km

Villages closest to Sherkhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherkhan village had a population of 2,673. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,209 residents.

Sherkhan village has 1,447 males and 1,226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherkhan has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 863.

Sherkhan covers 417.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sherkhan falls under Etmadpur tehsil of Agra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sherkhan is Barhan, about 9.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sherkhan.

Sherkhan is about 18 km from Agra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherkhan is in Etmadpur tehsil of Agra district. Barhan is about 9.1 km away. Sadābād is about 14 km away. Etmadpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parihar (under 2 km), Kharagpur (1.7 km) and Baman (2.2 km).

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

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