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About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a small village in Misrikh tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 234, made up of 118 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.53 hectares hectares.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Misrikh
Area (hectares) 37.53 hectares
Population 234
Male Population 118
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents. Its 37.53 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Sherpur

Sherpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sherpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sherpur from other places

Sherpur lies about 21 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Kamlapur, about 12 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 Kamlapur 12 km
Nearest town Sidhaulī 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Misrikh 18 km
District headquarters Sitapur 21 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Misrikh 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 234. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents.

Sherpur village has 118 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 870.

Sherpur covers 37.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sherpur falls under Misrikh tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur is Kamlapur, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sherpur.

Sherpur is about 21 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Misrikh tehsil of Sitapur district. Kamlapur is about 12 km away. Sidhaulī is about 17 km away. Misrikh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gandhariya (under 2 km), Satnapur (2.3 km) and Hariharpur (3.1 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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