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About Bishesharpur Alias Sherpur Village

Bishesharpur Alias Sherpur is a mid sized village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,156, made up of 611 males and 545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishesharpur Alias Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishesharpur Alias Sherpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Pincode 231305
Area (hectares) 55.63 hectares
Population 1,156
Male Population 611
Female Population 545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bishesharpur Alias Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishesharpur Alias Sherpur is the 204th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 55.63 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Bishesharpur Alias Sherpur

Bishesharpur Alias Sherpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bishesharpur Alias Sherpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bishesharpur Alias Sherpur from other places

Bishesharpur Alias Sherpur lies about 34 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Hardattpur, about 5.4 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 Bishesharpur Alias Sherpur
Nearest railway station Hardattpur 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 11 km
Nearest town Chunār 11 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 34 km

Villages closest to Bishesharpur Alias Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chunar 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 Bishesharpur Alias Sherpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishesharpur Alias Sherpur village had a population of 1,156. That makes it the 204th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Bishesharpur Alias Sherpur village has 611 males and 545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishesharpur Alias Sherpur has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Bishesharpur Alias Sherpur is 231305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishesharpur Alias Sherpur covers 55.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bishesharpur Alias Sherpur falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bishesharpur Alias Sherpur is Hardattpur, about 5.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bishesharpur Alias Sherpur.

Bishesharpur Alias Sherpur is about 34 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishesharpur Alias Sherpur is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Hardattpur is about 5.4 km away. Chunar is about 11 km away. Chunār 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 Sherpur (under 2 km), Rudauli (2.7 km) and Churamanpur (3.2 km).

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

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