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About Sher Mau Village

Sher Mau is a mid sized village in Nakur tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,241, made up of 658 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sher Mau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sher Mau village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Nakur
Pincode 247340
Area (hectares) 286.66 hectares
Population 1,241
Male Population 658
Female Population 583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sher Mau compares

By the 2011 count Sher Mau is the 175th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 286.66 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Sher Mau

Sher Mau is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sher Mau as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sher Mau from other places

Sher Mau lies about 29 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Rampur Maniharn, about 19 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 Sher Mau
Tehsil headquarters Nakur 8.0 km
Nearest town Nakūr 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Rampur Maniharn 19 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 29 km

Villages closest to Sher Mau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nakur 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 Sher Mau

As per the Census of India 2011, Sher Mau village had a population of 1,241. That makes it the 175th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Sher Mau village has 658 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sher Mau has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Sher Mau is 247340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sher Mau covers 286.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sher Mau falls under Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sher Mau is Rampur Maniharn, about 19 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 village for Sher Mau.

Sher Mau is about 29 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sher Mau is in Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district. Nakur is about 8.0 km away. Nakūr is about 8.0 km away. Rampur Maniharn is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghatampur (under 2 km), Mohanpura (2.1 km) and Chhapar (2.2 km).

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

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