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About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a small village in Sikandra Rao tehsil, in the district of Mahamaya Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 242 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.84 hectares hectares.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahamaya Nagar
Tehsil Sikandra Rao
Area (hectares) 188.84 hectares
Population 457
Male Population 242
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
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 compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is the 143rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,089 residents. Its 188.84 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Sherpur

The census records public bus service for Sherpur 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 from other places

Sherpur lies about 26 km from Mahamaya Nagar. 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 Sikandra Rao 4.0 km
District headquarters Mahamaya Nagar 26 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sikandra Rao 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 457. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,089 residents.

Sherpur village has 242 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 870.

Sherpur covers 188.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sherpur falls under Sikandra Rao tehsil of Mahamaya Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Sherpur notes the nearest railway station 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.

Sherpur is about 26 km from Mahamaya Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Sikandra Rao tehsil of Mahamaya Nagar district. Sikandra Rao is about 4.0 km away. Mahamaya Nagar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sichawali Kadeem (1.7 km), Sichawali Sani (1.7 km) and Kheria Kalan (2.0 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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