# Sher Village, Sidhwalia, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/sidhwalia/sher/ Village · Sidhwalia, Gopalganj # Sher Sher is a village in Sidhwalia sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar, PIN code **841407**. The 2011 Census counted **11,230 people in 1,815 households**, the 1st largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%. - 11,230people (2011) - 1,815households - 65.7%literacy - 841407PIN code ## Sher PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sher is 841407.** Sher falls in Sidhwalia sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar. - PIN code841407 - Gram panchayatSher - Community development blockSidhwalia - Census village code231146 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sher from nearby towns? - Sidhwalia (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Gopalganj (district HQ)28 km by road - Barauli (nearest town)5 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 Sher? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Sher; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gopalganj - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Sher known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 1,123 hectares of village land is sown, and 458 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 Sher Of every 100 households in Sher in 2011, 11 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sher · ■ Sidhwalia rural average Electricity for lighting ****11%** **6% Toilet within the home ****22%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **87% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **96% Use banking services ****66%** **59% Television ****15%** **8% Mobile phone ****66%** **65% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****11%** **12% Own their home ****99%** **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 Sher? ■ Sher · ■ Sidhwalia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%** **59.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951** **933 Working population ****27.3%** **25.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.7% for men and 55.5% for women. 45% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 927 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 833 (27%) · **■** Household industry 53 (2%) · **■** Other work 488 (16%) · **■** Marginal 765 (25%) 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 Sidhwalia - Bucheya11,140 people - Lohjra7,724 people - Mahammadpur7,273 people - Kusahar6,383 people [All 50 villages in Sidhwalia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/sidhwalia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sher?841407 - How far is Sher from Gopalganj?28 km by road - What is the population of Sher?11,230 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sher in?Gopalganj district (Sidhwalia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sher?65.7% (Census 2011)