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About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a mid sized village in Sikandrabad tehsil, in the district of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,425, made up of 755 males and 670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.31 hectares hectares.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bulandshahr
Tehsil Sikandrabad
Area (hectares) 138.31 hectares
Population 1,425
Male Population 755
Female Population 670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is the 74th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,168 residents. Its 138.31 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

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 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 21 km from Bulandshahr, and the nearest railway station is Dankaur, 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
Tehsil headquarters Sikandrabad 4.5 km
Nearest town Sikandarābād 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Dankaur 6.0 km
District headquarters Bulandshahr 21 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sikandrabad 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 1,425. That makes it the 74th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,168 residents.

Sherpur village has 755 males and 670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

Sherpur covers 138.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sherpur falls under Sikandrabad tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Dankaur, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sherpur.

Sherpur is about 21 km from Bulandshahr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Sikandrabad tehsil of Bulandshahr district. Sikandrabad is about 4.5 km away. Sikandarābād is about 4.5 km away. Dankaur is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajpur Khurd (under 2 km), Jokhabad (under 2 km) and Andhel (under 2 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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