# Sherpur Village, Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur, Arwal (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/sonbhadra-banshi-suryapur/sherpur/ Village · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur, Arwal # Sherpur Sherpur is a village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar, PIN code **804419**. The 2011 Census counted **2,511 people in 428 households**, the 9th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%. - 2,511people (2011) - 428households - 72.8%literacy - 804419PIN code ## Sherpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sherpur is 804419.** Sherpur falls in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar. - PIN code804419 - Gram panchayatSherpur - Community development blockSonbhadra Banshi Suryapur - Census village code260836 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sherpur from nearby towns? - Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Arwal (district HQ)20 km by road - Arwal (nearest town)20 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 Sherpur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sherpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karpi - ○Degree college10+ km · Kurtha - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river 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 Sherpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 30% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Sherpur Of every 100 households in Sherpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sherpur · ■ Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **0% Toilet within the home ****22%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **82% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****67%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****43%** **51% Television ****13%** **5% Mobile phone ****62%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **32% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Sherpur? ■ Sherpur · ■ Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%** **64.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867** **944 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916** **955 Working population ****31.6%** **37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 63.0% for women. 45% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 173 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 522 (66%) · **■** Household industry 24 (3%) · **■** Other work 65 (8%) · **■** Marginal 9 (1%) 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 Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur - Anuan2,895 people - Majhiawan2,619 people - Turuk Telpa2,601 people - Belaura2,538 people - Dharnai2,473 people - Chamardih2,472 people - Pondil2,440 people - Bansi Surajpur2,281 people [All 46 villages in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/sonbhadra-banshi-suryapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sherpur?804419 - How far is Sherpur from Arwal?20 km by road - What is the population of Sherpur?2,511 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sherpur in?Arwal district (Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?72.8% (Census 2011)