Sherpur is a village in
Maner
Maner, also known as Maner Sharif, is a historic town and a block in Patna district of Bihar, India. Situated approximately 24 km west of Patna on NH-922, it is renowned for its Mughal-era dargahs and as an important Sufi pilgrimage center.
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block of
Patna district
Patna district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in eastern India. Patna, the capital of Bihar, is the district headquarters. The Patna district is a part of the Patna division. The Patna district is divided into 6 Subdivisio ...
,
Bihar
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,
India
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. It is located in the northern portion of Patna district, about 22 kilometres northwest of the district seat
Patna
Patna (; , ISO 15919, ISO: ''Paṭanā''), historically known as Pataliputra, Pāṭaliputra, is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, ...
. Its population was 31,073 in the
2011 census.
Geography
Sherpur lies on the southern shore of
Ganges River
The Ganges ( ; in India: Ganga, ; in Bangladesh: Padma, ). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international which goes through India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China." is a trans-boundary rive ...
, with Chhitnawan-Maner Road passing through its north. It has a total area of 585 hectares.
Demographics
As per the
2011 India census, Sherpur had a total population of 31,073, of which 16,335 were male and 14,738 were female. The literacy rate was 43.64%, with 8,121 of the male residents and 5,439 of the female residents being literate.
References
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Villages in Patna district