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About Sherwa Village

Sherwa is a mid sized village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,991, made up of 1,014 males and 977 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Pincode 231304
Area (hectares) 363.71 hectares
Population 1,991
Male Population 1,014
Female Population 977
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherwa compares

By the 2011 count Sherwa is the 93rd largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 363.71 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Sherwa

Sherwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sherwa as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sherwa from other places

Sherwa lies about 56 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Ahraura Road, about 17 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 Sherwa
Nearest town Ahraura 11 km
Nearest railway station Ahraura Road 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 24 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 56 km

Villages closest to Sherwa

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 Sherwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherwa village had a population of 1,991. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Sherwa village has 1,014 males and 977 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherwa has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Sherwa is 231304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherwa covers 363.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sherwa is Ahraura Road, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sherwa.

Sherwa is about 56 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherwa is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Ahraura is about 11 km away. Ahraura Road is about 17 km away. Chunar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jafar Khani (under 2 km), Lohrajpur (under 2 km) and Bhokhraud (2.3 km).

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

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