# Sherpur Village, Matihani, Begusarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Matihani, Begusarai 

# Sherpur

Sherpur is a village in Matihani sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **579 people in 126 households**, the 29th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 579people (2011)
- 126households
- 56.9%literacy
- 760females per 1,000 males

## Sherpur PIN code and other codes

Sherpur falls in Matihani sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGorgama
- Community development blockMatihani
- Census village code238468

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?

- Matihani (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Begusarai (district HQ)16 km by road
- Begusaria (nearest town)16 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?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sherpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Lalpur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Begusaria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Begusaria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 50% of the 16 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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, 19 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Sherpur · ■ Matihani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**69%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****11%**

**46%

Television ****18%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**22%

Own their home ****92%**

**98%

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 · ■ Matihani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.9%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****760**

**879

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****794**

**903

Working population ****30.6%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.3% for men and 56.5% for women. 51% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 112 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (6%) · **■** Marginal 52 (29%)

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 Matihani

- Minapur1,261 people
- Jalalpur1,227 people
- Saidpur Khalsa994 people
- Kasimpur913 people
- Kuram Toli526 people
- Ramdiri363 people
- Saidpur Aima280 people
- Kharagpur270 people

[All 57 villages in Matihani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/matihani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sherpur from Begusarai?16 km by road
- What is the population of Sherpur?579 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpur in?Begusarai district (Matihani sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?56.9% (Census 2011)