About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a large village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,900, made up of 2,043 males and 1,857 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248197, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Dehradun
Tehsil	Vikasnagar
Pincode	248197
Area (hectares)	382 hectares
Population	3,900
Male Population	2,043
Female Population	1,857
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is the 17th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 382 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 from other places

Sherpur lies about 26 km from Dehradun. 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
Tehsil headquarters	Vikasnagar	10 km
Nearest town	Mussoorie	20 km
District headquarters	Dehradun	26 km

Villages closest to Sherpur

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

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Common questions about Sherpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherpur village had a population of 3,900. That makes it the 17th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Sherpur village has 2,043 males and 1,857 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur is 248197. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur covers 382 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sherpur falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Sherpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sherpur.

Sherpur is about 26 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Vikasnagar is about 10 km away. Mussoorie is about 20 km away. Dehradun is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.