Translate this page:
| Pincode | 246747 |
| Name | Sherkot S.O |
| District | Bijnor |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Status | Sub Office(Delivery) |
| Head Office | Dhampur H.O |
| Sub Office | |
| Location | Dhampur Taluk of Bijnor District |
| Telephone No | 1344245003 |
| SPCC | NAJIBABAD RMS-246763 |
| Department Info | Bijnor Division Bareilly Region Uttar Pradesh Circle |
| Address | Sherkot, Uttar Pradesh 246747, India |
| Services | Business Parcel Business Post Direct Post EMS (International Speed Post) E-Payment Inland Speed Post Instant Money Order International Mails Money Order National Bill Mail Service Postal Banking Service Postal Life Insurance Postal Stationary Registered Posts |
| Indian Postal Code System Consists of Six digits. The first to digits represent the state, the second two digits represent the district and the Third two digits represents the Post Office.In this case the first two digits 24 represents the state Uttar Pradesh, the second two digits 67 represent the district Bijnor, and finally 47 represents the Post Office Sherkot S.O. Thus the Zip Code of Sherkot S.O, Bijnor, uttar pradesh is 246747 | |
Sherkot , Urdu: شیرکوٹ‎),(Hindi: शेरकोट, is a city and Municipal board in the Bijnor of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Sherkot, was founded by Emperor Sher Shah Suri, an Afghan ruler of the Sur Dynasty, who ruled North India from 1540 AD to 1545 AD after defeating Humayun, a Mughal emperor. Under the reign of Akbar, it was the main town of the pargana region and was attacked in 1805 by Muhammad Amir Khan, a Pathan invader. Later, during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 it was the scene of battle between loyalists and rebels. The first Battle of Sherkot took place on 28 July 1857 and the second on 5 August.
Up to 1844, it was headquarters of the tehsil, or district and later became a part of the Dhampur tehsil. In 1901, it had a population of 14,999
