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About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a small village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 157 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,178 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.63 hectares hectares.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 61.63 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 157
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,178
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is the 399th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 61.63 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Sherpur

Sherpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sherpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sherpur from other places

Sherpur lies about 30 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Shahganj Junction, about 7.1 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 Shahganj 6.7 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Shahganj Junction 7.1 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 30 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahganj 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 342. That makes it the 399th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Sherpur village has 157 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 1178 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Sherpur covers 61.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sherpur falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Shahganj Junction, about 7.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sherpur.

Sherpur is about 30 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Shahganj is about 6.7 km away. Shāhganj is about 6.7 km away. Shahganj Junction is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Usar Basti (under 2 km), Bhagamalpur (under 2 km) and Banuadeeh (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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