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

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Village · Tikari, Gaya 

# Sherpur

Sherpur is a village in Tikari sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,361 people in 190 households**, the 66th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%.

- 1,361people (2011)
- 190households
- 63.5%literacy
- 849females per 1,000 males

## Sherpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBelharia
- Community development blockTikari
- Census village code254784

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?

- Tikari (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)40 km by road
- Tikari (nearest town)2 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tikari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mau
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 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 66% of the 87 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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, 20 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sherpur · ■ Tikari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****61%**

**54%

Television ****17%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Tikari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**67.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****849**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**952

Working population ****35.1%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 52.0% for women. 49% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 27 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 327 (68%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 29 (6%) · **■** Marginal 87 (18%)

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 Tikari

- Bhawanpur1,475 people
- Kamalpur1,469 people
- Chainpura1,427 people
- Sikariya1,412 people
- Shahopur1,322 people
- Thanapur1,311 people
- Manikpur Baliari1,304 people
- Salempur1,278 people

[All 155 villages in Tikari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/tikari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sherpur from Gaya?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sherpur?1,361 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpur in?Gaya district (Tikari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?63.5% (Census 2011)