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About Sher Garh Village

Sher Garh is a mid sized village in Gorakhpur tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,152, made up of 609 males and 543 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273016, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sher Garh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sher Garh village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Gorakhpur
Pincode 273016
Area (hectares) 78.36 hectares
Population 1,152
Male Population 609
Female Population 543
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sher Garh compares

By the 2011 count Sher Garh is the 255th largest of the 419 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents. Its 78.36 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Sher Garh

Sher Garh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sher Garh 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sher Garh from other places

Sher Garh lies about 5.1 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Domingarh, about 3.3 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 Sher Garh
Nearest railway station Domingarh 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Gorakhpur 5.1 km

Villages closest to Sher Garh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gorakhpur 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 Sher Garh

As per the Census of India 2011, Sher Garh village had a population of 1,152. That makes it the 255th largest of the 419 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents.

Sher Garh village has 609 males and 543 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sher Garh has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Sher Garh is 273016. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sher Garh covers 78.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sher Garh falls under Gorakhpur tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sher Garh is Domingarh, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Sher Garh.

Sher Garh is about 5.1 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sher Garh is in Gorakhpur tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Domingarh is about 3.3 km away. Gorakhpur is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haraya (under 2 km), Bhilora Khurd (under 2 km) and Gurauli Buzurg (under 2 km).

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

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