# Sherpurchak Makhan Village, Kurhani, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/kurhani/sherpurchak-makhan/ Village · Kurhani, Muzaffarpur # Sherpurchak Makhan Sherpurchak Makhan is a village in Kurhani sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, PIN code **844118**. The 2011 Census counted **542 people in 81 households**, the 141st largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%. - 542people (2011) - 81households - 77.0%literacy - 844118PIN code ## Sherpurchak Makhan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sherpurchak Makhan is 844118.** Sherpurchak Makhan falls in Kurhani sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - PIN code844118 - Gram panchayatHarpur Balra - Community development blockKurhani - Census village code229520 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sherpurchak Makhan from nearby towns? - Kurhani (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ)25 km by road - Muzaffarpur (nearest town)25 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 Sherpurchak Makhan? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Sherpurchak Makhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary school5–10 km · Madhopur - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - 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 Sherpurchak Makhan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 52 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Sherpurchak Makhan Of every 100 households in Sherpurchak Makhan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sherpurchak Makhan · ■ Kurhani rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **17% Toilet within the home ****18%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **74% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **92% Use banking services ****47%** **48% Television ****12%** **18% Mobile phone ****57%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****21%** **19% 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 Sherpurchak Makhan? ■ Sherpurchak Makhan · ■ Kurhani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%** **65.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****825** **891 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****643** **896 Working population ****26.6%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.8% for men and 64.2% for women. 41% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 33 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (6%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 11 (8%) · **■** Marginal 86 (60%) 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 Kurhani - Kamtaul Ghazi643 people - Khakhra628 people - Mathurapur599 people - Pokhraira Kasim557 people - Habibpatti516 people - Sadhwara511 people - Belahia498 people - Damodarpur Dumri493 people [All 166 villages in Kurhani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/kurhani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sherpurchak Makhan?844118 - How far is Sherpurchak Makhan from Muzaffarpur?25 km by road - What is the population of Sherpurchak Makhan?542 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sherpurchak Makhan in?Muzaffarpur district (Kurhani sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sherpurchak Makhan?77.0% (Census 2011)