Village · Gaya Town C.D.Block, Gaya # Sherpur Sherpur is a village in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,715 people in 289 households, the 39th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%. - 1,715 people (2011) - 289 households - 64.7% literacy - 878 females per 1,000 males ## Sherpur PIN code and other codes Sherpur falls in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Ghuthia - Community development block Gaya Town C.D.Block - Census village code 255323 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sherpur from nearby towns? - Gaya Town C.D.Block (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Gaya (district HQ) 4 km by road - Gaya (nearest town) 4 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sherpur? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Sherpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gaya - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gaya - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sherpur known for? The main crops are paddy. About 37% of the 161 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sherpur Of every 100 households in Sherpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sherpur · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 21% - Toilet within the home 14% 26% - No toilet (open defecation) 86% 73% - Tap water 1% 3% - Drinking water within premises 52% 51% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 87% - Use banking services 59% 50% - Television 28% 22% - Mobile phone 46% 50% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 14% 8% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 29% 30% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sherpur? ■ Sherpur · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.7% 61.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 878 940 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 886 974 - Working population 36.5% 35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.4% for men and 51.4% for women. 45% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 117 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 115 (18%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 162 (26%) · ■ Marginal 231 (37%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gaya Town C.D.Block - Chhattu Badh 1,810 people - Bhikhanpur 1,802 people - Hario 1,786 people - Chaurahar 1,774 people - Korwan 1,703 people - Kusarhi 1,646 people - Bishunganj 1,579 people - Dhansir 1,565 people All 87 villages in Gaya Town C.D.Block ## Quick answers - How far is Sherpur from Gaya? 4 km by road - What is the population of Sherpur? 1,715 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sherpur in? Gaya district (Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sherpur? 64.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gaya-town-c-d-block/sherpur-255323/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.