# Sherpur Village, Tardih, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Tardih, Darbhanga 

# Sherpur

Sherpur is a village in Tardih sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847407**. The 2011 Census counted **2,377 people in 583 households**, the 20th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 2,377people (2011)
- 583households
- 67.9%literacy
- 847407PIN code

## Sherpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sherpur is 847407.** Sherpur falls in Tardih sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code847407
- Gram panchayatNaraenpur Sherpur
- Community development blockTardih
- Census village code227186

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?

- Tardih (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)54 km by road
- Jhanjharpur (nearest town)10 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jhanjharpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gogardiha
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 11 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 Sherpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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, 40 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sherpur · ■ Tardih rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**97%

Use banking services ****59%**

**44%

Television ****17%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**25%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 · ■ Tardih rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**927

Working population ****29.7%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 58.9% for women. 49% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 164 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (18%) · **■** Household industry 23 (3%) · **■** Other work 76 (11%) · **■** Marginal 318 (45%)

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 Tardih

- Naraenpur3,315 people
- Mahia2,889 people
- Bathay2,664 people
- Machhaita2,434 people
- Dadpatti2,349 people
- Sirampur2,126 people
- Sakatraipur2,099 people
- Awam2,027 people

[All 45 villages in Tardih](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/tardih/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sherpur?847407
- How far is Sherpur from Darbhanga?54 km by road
- What is the population of Sherpur?2,377 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpur in?Darbhanga district (Tardih sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?67.9% (Census 2011)