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About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a mid sized village in Rampur Maniharan tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,991, made up of 1,033 males and 958 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247451, 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 Saharanpur
Tehsil Rampur Maniharan
Pincode 247451
Area (hectares) 28.63 hectares
Population 1,991
Male Population 1,033
Female Population 958
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is the 56th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,103 residents. Its 28.63 hectares work out to about 70 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Sherpur

Sherpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sherpur 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 5 - 10 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 20 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Rampur Maniharn, about 3.7 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 town Rāmpur 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Rampur Maniharn 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampur Maniharan 20 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 20 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampur Maniharan 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 1,991. That makes it the 56th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,103 residents.

Sherpur village has 1,033 males and 958 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, though that is well above the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur is 247451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur covers 28.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 70 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sherpur falls under Rampur Maniharan tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Rampur Maniharn, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Sherpur.

Sherpur is about 20 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Rampur Maniharan tehsil of Saharanpur district. Rāmpur is about 3.0 km away. Rampur Maniharn is about 3.7 km away. Rampur Maniharan is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mukundpur (under 2 km), Sanchlu (under 2 km) and Dakrawar Khurd (under 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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