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About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a small village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 354, made up of 183 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.3 hectares hectares.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 51.3 hectares
Population 354
Male Population 183
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is the 318th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 51.3 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

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 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 24 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Chandauli Majhwar, 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 Chakia under 2 km
Nearest town Ahraura 20 km
District headquarters Chandauli 24 km
Nearest railway station Chandauli Majhwar 24 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chakia 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 354. That makes it the 318th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Sherpur village has 183 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Sherpur covers 51.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sherpur falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Chandauli Majhwar, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available for Sherpur.

Sherpur is about 24 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about under 2 km away. Ahraura is about 20 km away. Chandauli 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 Sheopur (under 2 km), Mohammadabad (under 2 km) and Adhwar (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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