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About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a mid sized village in Dataganj tehsil, in the district of Budaun, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,185, made up of 622 males and 563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 242303, 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 Budaun
Tehsil Dataganj
Pincode 242303
Area (hectares) 320.73 hectares
Population 1,185
Male Population 622
Female Population 563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is the 178th largest of the 389 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,453 residents. Its 320.73 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 834.

Getting to Sherpur

Sherpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sherpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 from other places

Sherpur lies about 34 km from Budaun, and the nearest railway station is Bilpur, about 24 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
Tehsil headquarters Dataganj 12 km
Nearest town Dātāganj 12 km
Nearest railway station Bilpur 24 km
District headquarters Budaun 34 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dataganj 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 1,185. That makes it the 178th largest of the 389 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,453 residents.

Sherpur village has 622 males and 563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 834.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur is 242303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur covers 320.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sherpur falls under Dataganj tehsil of Budaun district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Bilpur, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available for Sherpur.

Sherpur is about 34 km from Budaun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Dataganj tehsil of Budaun district. Dataganj is about 12 km away. Dātāganj is about 12 km away. Bilpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Navada Badan (1.7 km), Lalpur Khadar (1.8 km) and Maujjampur (2.1 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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