# Sherpur Village, Surajgarha, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Surajgarha, Lakhisarai 

# Sherpur

Sherpur is a village in Surajgarha sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **169 people in 27 households**, the 108th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 169people (2011)
- 27households
- 46.2%literacy
- 1,036females per 1,000 males

## Sherpur PIN code and other codes

Sherpur falls in Surajgarha sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGopalpur
- Community development blockSurajgarha
- Census village code243413

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?

- Surajgarha (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Lakhisarai (district HQ)16 km by road
- Lakhisarai (nearest town)16 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?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sherpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Naya Tola
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Surajgarha
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Surajgarha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 12 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 92% of the 28 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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, 60 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sherpur · ■ Surajgarha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**41%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****20%**

**65%

Television ****30%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Surajgarha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.2%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**919

Working population ****34.3%**

**31.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.4% for men and 36.9% for women. 37% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (7%) · **■** Other work 26 (45%) · **■** Marginal 22 (38%)

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 Surajgarha

- Milik200 people
- Amwari192 people
- Hill Block185 people
- Alakhpura179 people
- Chakthani144 people
- Marde Chak117 people
- Bishunpur98 people
- Bara94 people

[All 184 villages in Surajgarha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/surajgarha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sherpur from Lakhisarai?16 km by road
- What is the population of Sherpur?169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpur in?Lakhisarai district (Surajgarha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?46.2% (Census 2011)