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About Sherwa Village

Sherwa is a small village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 139, made up of 69 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares.

Sherwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 139
Male Population 69
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherwa compares

By the 2011 count Sherwa is the 414th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Sherwa

Sherwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sherwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sherwa from other places

Sherwa lies about 22 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Chandauli Majhwar, about 23 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 Sherwa
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 4.7 km
District headquarters Chandauli 22 km
Nearest railway station Chandauli Majhwar 23 km

Villages closest to Sherwa

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 Sherwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherwa village had a population of 139. That makes it the 414th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Sherwa village has 69 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherwa has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Sherwa covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sherwa is Chandauli Majhwar, about 23 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 <5 km distance for Sherwa.

Sherwa is about 22 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherwa is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 4.7 km away. Chandauli is about 22 km away. Chandauli Majhwar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangalipur (under 2 km), Jangalpur (under 2 km) and Gayapur (under 2 km).

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

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