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About Sherapur Village

Sherapur is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 232, made up of 116 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272129
Area (hectares) 23.05 hectares
Population 232
Male Population 116
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Sherapur compares

By the 2011 count Sherapur is the 1035th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 23.05 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Sherapur

Sherapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sherapur 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. The nearest villages by name are Shankarpur, Sharaye, Shau Deeh and Shekha Deeh. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sherapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherapur village had a population of 232. That makes it the 1035th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Sherapur village has 116 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherapur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Sherapur is 272129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherapur covers 23.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sherapur falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Sherapur notes the nearest railway station 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 Sherapur.

Sherapur is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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