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About Sher Pur Village

Sher Pur is a mid sized village in Nawabganj tehsil, in the district of Bara Banki, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 776, made up of 406 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.93 hectares hectares.

Sher Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sher Pur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bara Banki
Tehsil Nawabganj
Area (hectares) 110.93 hectares
Population 776
Male Population 406
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
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 Sher Pur compares

By the 2011 count Sher Pur is the 298th largest of the 373 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents. Its 110.93 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Sher Pur

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

Sher Pur lies about 12 km from Bara Banki, and the nearest railway station is Rafinagar, about 2.5 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 Sher Pur
Nearest railway station Rafinagar 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawabganj 10 km
Nearest town Nawābganj 10 km
District headquarters Bara Banki 12 km

Villages closest to Sher Pur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawabganj 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 Sher Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sher Pur village had a population of 776. That makes it the 298th largest of the 373 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents.

Sher Pur village has 406 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sher Pur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Sher Pur covers 110.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sher Pur falls under Nawabganj tehsil of Bara Banki district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sher Pur is Rafinagar, about 2.5 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 Sher Pur.

Sher Pur is about 12 km from Bara Banki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sher Pur is in Nawabganj tehsil of Bara Banki district. Rafinagar is about 2.5 km away. Nawabganj is about 10 km away. Nawābganj is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Heerpur (under 2 km), Sadamau (under 2 km) and Nainamau (2.1 km).

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

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