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About Sherpur Village

Sherpur is a mid sized village in Ramnagar II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 730, made up of 388 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Ramnagar II
Pincode 721423
Area (hectares) 47.9 hectares
Population 730
Male Population 388
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sherpur is the 72nd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 47.9 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Sherpur

The census records public bus service for Sherpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sabitrapur, Satbatia, Satilapur and Senapatibar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 730. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Sherpur village has 388 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherpur has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Sherpur is 721423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherpur covers 47.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sherpur falls under Ramnagar II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sherpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sherpur.

Sherpur is in Ramnagar II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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