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About Sherpur Khelmau Village

Sherpur Khelmau is a large village in Roorkee tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,419, made up of 2,452 males and 1,967 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 802 females per 1000 males. The village covers 544.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpur Khelmau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur Khelmau village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Roorkee
Pincode 247665
Area (hectares) 544.07 hectares
Population 4,419
Male Population 2,452
Female Population 1,967
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 802
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherpur Khelmau compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur Khelmau is the 36th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 544.07 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Sherpur Khelmau

Sherpur Khelmau is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sherpur Khelmau 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 Khelmau from other places

Sherpur Khelmau lies about 42 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Deoband, about 13 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 Khelmau
Nearest town Manglaur 10 km
Nearest railway station Deoband 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Roorkee 17 km
District headquarters Hardwar 42 km

Villages closest to Sherpur Khelmau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherpur Khelmau village had a population of 4,419. That makes it the 36th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Sherpur Khelmau village has 2,452 males and 1,967 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur Khelmau has about 802 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur Khelmau is 247665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur Khelmau covers 544.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sherpur Khelmau falls under Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sherpur Khelmau is Deoband, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sherpur Khelmau.

Sherpur Khelmau is about 42 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherpur Khelmau is in Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district. Manglaur is about 10 km away. Deoband is about 13 km away. Roorkee is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramnagar (2.3 km), Lakhnauta (2.5 km) and Sadauli (2.7 km).

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

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