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About Sherpur Afzalpur Village

Sherpur Afzalpur is a mid sized village in Shikohabad tehsil, in the district of Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,972, made up of 1,031 males and 941 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 461.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 205151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpur Afzalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur Afzalpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Firozabad
Tehsil Shikohabad
Pincode 205151
Area (hectares) 461.41 hectares
Population 1,972
Male Population 1,031
Female Population 941
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
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 Afzalpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur Afzalpur is the 94th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents. Its 461.41 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 873.

Getting to Sherpur Afzalpur

Sherpur Afzalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sherpur Afzalpur 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 Afzalpur from other places

Sherpur Afzalpur lies about 37 km from Firozabad, and the nearest railway station is Bhadan, about 7.2 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 Afzalpur
Nearest town Sirsāganj 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Bhadan 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikohabad 18 km
District headquarters Firozabad 37 km

Villages closest to Sherpur Afzalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shikohabad 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 Afzalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherpur Afzalpur village had a population of 1,972. That makes it the 94th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents.

Sherpur Afzalpur village has 1,031 males and 941 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur Afzalpur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur Afzalpur is 205151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur Afzalpur covers 461.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sherpur Afzalpur falls under Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur Afzalpur is Bhadan, about 7.2 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 Afzalpur.

Sherpur Afzalpur is about 37 km from Firozabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur Afzalpur is in Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district. Sirsāganj is about 7.0 km away. Bhadan is about 7.2 km away. Shikohabad is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahadurpur (under 2 km), Karikhera (1.7 km) and Akbarpur Sarai (2.1 km).

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

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