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About Sherfapur Village

Sherfapur is a mid sized village in Sitapur tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 680, made up of 313 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,173 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.47 hectares hectares.

Sherfapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherfapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Sitapur
Area (hectares) 166.47 hectares
Population 680
Male Population 313
Female Population 367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,173
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sherfapur compares

By the 2011 count Sherfapur is the 309th largest of the 405 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,533 residents. Its 166.47 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Sherfapur

Sherfapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sherfapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sherfapur from other places

Sherfapur lies about 15 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Jharekapur, about 6.5 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 Sherfapur
Nearest railway station Jharekapur 6.5 km
Nearest town Lāharpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sitapur 15 km

Villages closest to Sherfapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherfapur village had a population of 680. That makes it the 309th largest of the 405 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,533 residents.

Sherfapur village has 313 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherfapur has about 1173 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 887.

Sherfapur covers 166.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sherfapur falls under Sitapur tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sherfapur is Jharekapur, about 6.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sherfapur.

Sherfapur is about 15 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherfapur is in Sitapur tehsil of Sitapur district. Jharekapur is about 6.5 km away. Lāharpur is about 12 km away. Sitapur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sherpur (under 2 km), Majhigawan (under 2 km) and Fatteypur Mafi (2.1 km).

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

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