# Sherpur Village, Gurua, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Sherpur

Sherpur is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,386 people in 218 households**, the 36th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 1,386people (2011)
- 218households
- 67.7%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Sherpur PIN code and other codes

Sherpur falls in Gurua sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChilor
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255662

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?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)27 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)18 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

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gurua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 90% of the 115 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sherpur · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**44%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****56%**

**44%

Television ****8%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**961

Working population ****44.2%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 56.8% for women. 47% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 405 (66%) · **■** Household industry 25 (4%) · **■** Other work 75 (12%) · **■** Marginal 19 (3%)

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 Gurua

- Dariaura1,554 people
- Nadiain1,498 people
- Gamharia1,452 people
- Matua1,405 people
- Itahri1,369 people
- Khairi Taira1,363 people
- Paruhara1,332 people
- Rupan chak1,319 people

[All 182 villages in Gurua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gurua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sherpur from Gaya?27 km by road
- What is the population of Sherpur?1,386 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpur in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?67.7% (Census 2011)