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About Sherapur Village

Sherapur is a small village in Mankapur tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 47 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Mankapur
Pincode 271305
Area (hectares) 25.73 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 47
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sherapur compares

By the 2011 count Sherapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents. Its 25.73 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Sherapur

Sherapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sherapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sherapur from other places

Sherapur lies about 23 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Jhilahi, about 8.8 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 Sherapur
Nearest railway station Jhilahi 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Mankapur 11 km
District headquarters Gonda 23 km
Nearest town Gondā City 23 km

Villages closest to Sherapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherapur village had a population of 90. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents.

Sherapur village has 47 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherapur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Sherapur is 271305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherapur covers 25.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sherapur falls under Mankapur tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sherapur is Jhilahi, about 8.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sherapur.

Sherapur is about 23 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherapur is in Mankapur tehsil of Gonda district. Jhilahi is about 8.8 km away. Mankapur is about 11 km away. Gonda 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 Harhava (2.4 km), Alvalpur (2.7 km) and Jalalpur (2.7 km).

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

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