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About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a mid sized village in Atrauli tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,056, made up of 561 males and 495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.71 hectares hectares.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Atrauli
Area (hectares) 175.71 hectares
Population 1,056
Male Population 561
Female Population 495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is the 220th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,271 residents. Its 175.71 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Sherpur

Sherpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sherpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 27 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Atrauli Road, about 2.1 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 Sherpur
Nearest railway station Atrauli Road 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Atrauli 7.7 km
Nearest town Atraulī 7.7 km
District headquarters Aligarh 27 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherpur village had a population of 1,056. That makes it the 220th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,271 residents.

Sherpur village has 561 males and 495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Sherpur covers 175.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sherpur falls under Atrauli tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Atrauli Road, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sherpur.

Sherpur is about 27 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Atrauli tehsil of Aligarh district. Atrauli Road is about 2.1 km away. Atrauli is about 7.7 km away. Atraulī is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kazimabad (under 2 km), Raipur Munzapta (under 2 km) and Jamuna (2.2 km).

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

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