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About Sherpur Pelon Village

Sherpur Pelon is a large village in Behat tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,542, made up of 1,905 males and 1,637 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 512.06 hectares hectares.

Sherpur Pelon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur Pelon village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Behat
Area (hectares) 512.06 hectares
Population 3,542
Male Population 1,905
Female Population 1,637
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherpur Pelon compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur Pelon is the 30th largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents. Its 512.06 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Sherpur Pelon

Sherpur Pelon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sherpur Pelon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sherpur Pelon from other places

Sherpur Pelon lies about 35 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Pilkhani, about 35 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 Pelon
Tehsil headquarters Behat 12 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 18 km
Nearest railway station Pilkhani 35 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 35 km

Villages closest to Sherpur Pelon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherpur Pelon village had a population of 3,542. That makes it the 30th largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents.

Sherpur Pelon village has 1,905 males and 1,637 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur Pelon has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Sherpur Pelon covers 512.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sherpur Pelon falls under Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur Pelon is Pilkhani, about 35 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sherpur Pelon.

Sherpur Pelon is about 35 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur Pelon is in Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district. Behat is about 12 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 18 km away. Pilkhani is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Roshanpur Pelon (2.0 km), Mirzapur Grant Aht (2.8 km) and Mirzapur Grant Must (2.8 km).

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

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