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About Sherpur Taraunda Village

Sherpur Taraunda is a large village in Akbarpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,156, made up of 1,685 males and 1,471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpur Taraunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur Taraunda village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Akbarpur
Pincode 209304
Area (hectares) 327.55 hectares
Population 3,156
Male Population 1,685
Female Population 1,471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sherpur Taraunda compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur Taraunda is the 38th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents. Its 327.55 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

Getting to Sherpur Taraunda

The census records public bus service for Sherpur Taraunda 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sherpur Taraunda from other places

Sherpur Taraunda lies about 11 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Rura, about 5.9 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 Taraunda
Nearest railway station Rura 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Akbarpur 6.3 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 11 km
Nearest town Jhīnjhak 23 km

Villages closest to Sherpur Taraunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherpur Taraunda village had a population of 3,156. That makes it the 38th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents.

Sherpur Taraunda village has 1,685 males and 1,471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur Taraunda has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur Taraunda is 209304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur Taraunda covers 327.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sherpur Taraunda falls under Akbarpur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur Taraunda is Rura, about 5.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sherpur Taraunda.

Sherpur Taraunda is about 11 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur Taraunda is in Akbarpur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Rura is about 5.9 km away. Akbarpur is about 6.3 km away. Kanpur Dehat is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahamadpur Syoda (under 2 km), Aliyapur (under 2 km) and Baghpur (under 2 km).

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

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