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About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a mid sized village in Gunnaur tehsil, in the district of Budaun, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 994, made up of 520 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202521, 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 Gunnaur
Pincode 202521
Area (hectares) 200.04 hectares
Population 994
Male Population 520
Female Population 474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is the 207th largest of the 304 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents. Its 200.04 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 855.

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 5 - 10 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 from other places

Sherpur lies about 85 km from Budaun, and the nearest railway station is Dibai, about 6.0 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 Dibai 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Gunnaur 20 km
District headquarters Budaun 85 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gunnaur 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 994. That makes it the 207th largest of the 304 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents.

Sherpur village has 520 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 855.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur is 202521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur covers 200.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Dibai, about 6.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sherpur.

Sherpur is about 85 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 Gunnaur tehsil of Budaun district. Dibai is about 6.0 km away. Gunnaur is about 20 km away. Budaun is about 85 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kheria Harlal (5.9 km), Kheria Rudra (5.9 km) and Karera (7.6 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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