About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a mid sized village in Dhampur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 507, made up of 272 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246746, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Bijnor
Tehsil	Dhampur
Pincode	246746
Area (hectares)	56.49 hectares
Population	507
Male Population	272
Female Population	235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	864
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is the 438th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 56.49 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Sherpur

Sherpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sherpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sherpur from other places

Sherpur lies about 19 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Basi Kiratpur, about 4.0 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	Basi Kiratpur	4.0 km
Nearest town	Kīratpur	4.4 km
District headquarters	Bijnor	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhampur	34 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

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

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Common questions about Sherpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherpur village had a population of 507. That makes it the 438th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Sherpur village has 272 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur is 246746. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur covers 56.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sherpur falls under Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Basi Kiratpur, about 4.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sherpur.

Sherpur is about 19 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district. Basi Kiratpur is about 4.0 km away. Kīratpur is about 4.4 km away. Bijnor is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.