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About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a small village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 151 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Pincode 231305
Area (hectares) 64.35 hectares
Population 291
Male Population 151
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
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 432nd largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 64.35 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

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 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 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 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 Sherpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherpur village had a population of 291. That makes it the 432nd largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Sherpur village has 151 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

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

Sherpur covers 64.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sherpur.

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.

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 Bishesharpur Alias 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 Sherpur today is likely to be higher.

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