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About Sherpur Must Village

Sherpur Must is one of the larger villages in Dhanaura tehsil, in the district of Jyotiba Phule Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,212, made up of 3,236 males and 2,976 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 244231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpur Must Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur Must village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jyotiba Phule Nagar
Tehsil Dhanaura
Pincode 244231
Area (hectares) 235.34 hectares
Population 6,212
Male Population 3,236
Female Population 2,976
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherpur Must compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur Must is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,225 residents. Its 235.34 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Sherpur Must

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

Sherpur Must lies about 17 km from Jyotiba Phule Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Mandi Dhanaura, about 12 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 Must
Nearest town Bachhraon 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaura 12 km
Nearest railway station Mandi Dhanaura 12 km
District headquarters Jyotiba Phule Nagar 17 km

Villages closest to Sherpur Must

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 Sherpur Must

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherpur Must village had a population of 6,212. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,225 residents.

Sherpur Must village has 3,236 males and 2,976 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur Must has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 900.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur Must is 244231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur Must covers 235.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Sherpur Must is Mandi Dhanaura, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sherpur Must.

Sherpur Must is about 17 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.

Sherpur Must is in Dhanaura tehsil of Jyotiba Phule Nagar district. Bachhraon is about 11 km away. Dhanaura is about 12 km away. Mandi Dhanaura is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sherpur Ahatmali (under 2 km), Maharbanpur (2.5 km) and Bhojpura (2.6 km).

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

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