# Sherpur Village, Kuchaikote, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kuchaikote, Gopalganj 

# Sherpur

Sherpur is a village in Kuchaikote sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,126 people in 196 households**, the 112th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 1,126people (2011)
- 196households
- 64.0%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Sherpur PIN code and other codes

Sherpur falls in Kuchaikote sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKuchai Kote
- Community development blockKuchaikote
- Census village code230441

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?

- Kuchaikote (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)15 km by road
- Gopalganj (nearest town)15 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kuchakote
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jalalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 76% of the 46 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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, 48 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sherpur · ■ Kuchaikote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**76%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****49%**

**68%

Television ****12%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**14%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**7%

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 · ■ Kuchaikote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804**

**952

Working population ****24.0%**

**28.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 50.2% for women. 40% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 34 (13%) · **■** Marginal 180 (67%)

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 Kuchaikote

- Bhatwa Parasram1,181 people
- Rampur Babu1,160 people
- Bel Banwa1,143 people
- Barnaia Bisa1,133 people
- Sonikpur1,085 people
- Kaithaulia1,083 people
- Paharpur1,066 people
- Maniara1,059 people

[All 222 villages in Kuchaikote](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/kuchaikote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sherpur from Gopalganj?15 km by road
- What is the population of Sherpur?1,126 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpur in?Gopalganj district (Kuchaikote sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?64.0% (Census 2011)