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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}}  
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
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| name                           = Sherkot
| name                   = Sherkot
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| subdivision_name2               = [[Bijnor district|Bijnor]]
| subdivision_name2     = [[Bijnor district|Bijnor]]
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| established_title     = <!-- Established -->
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| founder                         = [[Sher Shah Suri]]
| founder               = [[Sher Shah Suri]]
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| government_type       = Democracy
| governing_body                 = Sherkot Nagar Palika Parishad
| governing_body         = Sherkot Nagar Palika Parishad
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| leader_title1         = [[Chairperson]]
| leader_name1                   = Shabnam Naz
| leader_name1           = Shabnam Naz
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| population_footnotes           = <ref name="2011 census data">{{cite web|title=Census of India Search details |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=125816|publisher=censusindia.gov.in|access-date=10 May 2015}}</ref>
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| postal_code                     = 246747
| postal_code           = 246747
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| area_code                       = 01344
| area_code             = 01344
| registration_plate             = UP 20
| registration_plate     = UP 20
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'''Sherkot''', {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|شیرکوٹ}}}}),({{lang-hi|शेरकोट}}), is a city and [[Municipal board]] in the [[Bijnor district|Bijnor]] of the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]].
'''Sherkot''', {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|شیرکوٹ}}}}),({{lang-hi|शेरकोट}}), is a city and [[Municipal board]] in the [[Bijnor district|Bijnor]] of the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]].
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==Demographics==
==Demographics==
The Indian [[census]] of 2011<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=125816]</ref> showed that Sherkot had a population of 62,226 with males constituting 52% and females 48%. Sherkot has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 74.09% with male literacy at 62% and female 53%. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The Indian [[census]] of 2011<ref>http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=125816 {{Dead link|date=May 2022}}</ref> showed that Sherkot had a population of 62,226 with males constituting 52% and females 48%. Sherkot has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 74.09% with male literacy at 62% and female 53%. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.


==Villages on the Kalagarh Road (NH-74)==
==Villages on the Kalagarh Road (NH-74)==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* ''Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan's History of the Bijnor Rebellion'', by [[Sayyid Ahmad Khan]]. Published by Idarah-i Adabiyat-i Dlli, 1982.
* ''Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan's History of the Bijnor Rebellion'', by [[Sayyid Ahmad Khan]]. Published by Idarah-i Adabiyat-i Dlli, 1992.


==References==
==References==