# Shernup Village, Kitpi Circle, Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kitpi Circle, Tawang 

# Shernup

Shernup is a village in Kitpi Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **94 people in 21 households**, the 11th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%.

- 94people (2011)
- 21households
- 51.2%literacy
- 1,089females per 1,000 males

## Shernup PIN code and other codes

Shernup falls in Kitpi Circle sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockKitpi
- Census village code261542

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shernup from nearby towns?

- Kitpi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ)31 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Shernup?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Shernup; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Khardung
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tawang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shernup known for?

The main crops are **paddy, millet and potato**. Products made here include khanjar, tengkim and shinka. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Shernup

Of every 100 households in Shernup in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Shernup · ■ Kitpi Circle rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**22%

Tap water ****100%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**53%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****67%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**7%

None of these assets ****19%**

**26%

Own their home ****95%**

**80%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Shernup?

■ Shernup · ■ Kitpi Circle rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.2%**

**54.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089**

**1080

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**905

Working population ****57.4%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.4% for men and 46.7% for women. 62% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 44 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (6%) · **■** Other work 6 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kitpi Circle

- Khardung127 people
- Kralling124 people
- Grenghar112 people
- Zyemteng109 people
- Jamkhar90 people
- Namtungtse89 people
- Bragyap81 people
- Waikher79 people

[All 31 villages in Kitpi Circle](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/kitpi-circle/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shernup from Tawang?31 km by road
- What is the population of Shernup?94 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shernup in?Tawang district (Kitpi Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shernup?51.2% (Census 2011)