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About Sherpur Balla Village

Sherpur Balla is a large village in Dhampur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,890, made up of 1,453 males and 1,437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.03 hectares hectares.

Sherpur Balla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur Balla village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Dhampur
Area (hectares) 267.03 hectares
Population 2,890
Male Population 1,453
Female Population 1,437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherpur Balla compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur Balla is the 56th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 267.03 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Sherpur Balla

Sherpur Balla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sherpur Balla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sherpur Balla from other places

Sherpur Balla lies about 26 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Puraini, about 6.1 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 Balla
Nearest town Nihtaur 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Puraini 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhampur 11 km
District headquarters Bijnor 26 km

Villages closest to Sherpur Balla

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.

Common questions about Sherpur Balla

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherpur Balla village had a population of 2,890. That makes it the 56th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Sherpur Balla village has 1,453 males and 1,437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur Balla has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Sherpur Balla covers 267.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sherpur Balla is Puraini, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 village for Sherpur Balla.

Sherpur Balla is about 26 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur Balla is in Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district. Nihtaur is about 3.1 km away. Puraini is about 6.1 km away. Dhampur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Abdul Kaliqpur Balram (under 2 km), Dwarkapur (under 2 km) and Mominpur Putthi (under 2 km).

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

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