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About Sherakpur Village

Sherakpur is a mid sized village in Dhanaura tehsil, in the district of Jyotiba Phule Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 809, made up of 409 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.2 hectares hectares.

Sherakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherakpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jyotiba Phule Nagar
Tehsil Dhanaura
Area (hectares) 131.2 hectares
Population 809
Male Population 409
Female Population 400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sherakpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherakpur is the 146th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,225 residents. Its 131.2 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Sherakpur

Sherakpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sherakpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Sherakpur from other places

Sherakpur lies about 14 km from Jyotiba Phule Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Mandi Dhanaura, about 8.0 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 Sherakpur
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaura 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Mandi Dhanaura 8.0 km
District headquarters Jyotiba Phule Nagar 14 km

Villages closest to Sherakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherakpur village had a population of 809. That makes it the 146th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,225 residents.

Sherakpur village has 409 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherakpur has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 900.

Sherakpur covers 131.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sherakpur falls under Dhanaura tehsil of Jyotiba Phule Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sherakpur is Mandi Dhanaura, about 8.0 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 for Sherakpur.

Sherakpur is about 14 km from Jyotiba Phule Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherakpur is in Dhanaura tehsil of Jyotiba Phule Nagar district. Dhanaura is about 7.2 km away. Mandi Dhanaura is about 8.0 km away. Jyotiba Phule Nagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palanpur (2.0 km), Kamalpur Kajee (2.3 km) and Shahjad Pur (2.7 km).

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

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